cu li

See also: culi, cúli, and -culi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˧ li˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French coolie.

Noun

cu li

(historical, dated, offensive) coolie
(colloquial) a wage slave

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier con) cu li

loris

Synonyms

khỉ gió; cù lần

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