chàng bè

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩ ʔɓɛ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˦˩ ʔɓɛ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caːŋ˨˩ ʔɓɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chàng bè

(zoology) pelican
Synonyms: bồ nông, lềnh đềnh
- c. 3rd century BCE, Zhuangzi, Ch. 26; Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Hiến Lê; English translation by Burton Watson
  Con cá nào sợ con chàng bè thì không biết đề phòng cái lưới.
  Fish do not [know enough to] fear a net, but only to fear pelicans.

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