cá chép

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá chép • (个/𩵜 + 鮿/𩺗)

carp
Synonym: cá gáy

Usage notes

In written Vietnamese (especially in literary contexts), as with many terms for fish, the short chép is sometimes used instead of cá chép.

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