trúc đào

Vietnamese

trúc đào

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 and 桃, from a shortening of Sinitic 夾竹桃 (SV: giáp trúc đào).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây) trúc đào

the oleander, Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub often grown as an ornamental plant

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