cào cấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

cào +‎ cấu.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˨˩ kəw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˦˩ kəw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːw˨˩ kəw˦˥]

Verb

to scratch and claw
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  […] càng không nhịn nổi, liền nhảy xổ tới liều mạng cào cấu y.
  […] he could stand it no longer and he rushed him at a jump, risking his life to claw at him.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.