cá vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

cá (“fish”) +‎ vàng (“yellow; gold”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) cá vàng • (𩵜鐄)

goldfish
Synonym: cá ba đuôi
- 1984, Hà Hải, "Cá Vàng Bơi (The Swimming Goldfish)"; performances by Đặng Nhật Anh and Lan Hương
  Hai vây xinh xinh, cá vàng bơi trong bể nước; ngoi lên, lặn xuống, cá vàng múa tung tăng
  Its two fins so pretty, the goldfish swims in the tank; rising up, diving down, the goldfish dances around joyfully.

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