sâu đo

Vietnamese

Etymology

sâu +‎ đo.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) sâu đo

  1. (zoology) looper caterpillar
    Synonyms: sâu đo gang, sâu ba gang

Trivia
  • It is a common myth among Vietnamese children that if someone lets a looper caterpillar crawls on their body for the length of 3 loops (or 3 handspans), they would die.
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