How do you say “job's tears” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "job's tears" in Vietnamese?

"Job's tears" in Vietnamese is bo bo (Job's tears), ý dĩ (Job's tears).

“Job's tears” in Vietnamese is bo bo (Job's tears), ý dĩ (Job's tears).

Vietnamese words for “job's tears”

bo bonoun
Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˧˧ ʔɓɔ˧˧]bo level bo level
Job's tears; sorghum
for “job's tears” meaning: A tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.
ý dĩnoun
Hanoi [ʔi˧˦ zi˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ʔɪj˦˥ jɪj˨˩˦]ý rising dĩ creaky rising
Job's tears
for “job's tears” meaning: A tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poaceae), native to southeast Asia.

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