How do you say “scarecrow” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "scarecrow" in Vietnamese?

"Scarecrow" in Vietnamese is bù nhìn (scarecrow).

“Scarecrow” in Vietnamese is bù nhìn (scarecrow).

Vietnamese words for “scarecrow”

bù nhìnnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓu˨˩ ɲin˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓʊw˨˩ ɲɨn˨˩]bù falling nhìn falling
scarecrow; puppet
for “scarecrow” meaning: An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there.

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