xí ngầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Contracted from xập xí xập ngầu, probably from Cantonese 十四 (sap6 sei3; thập tứ, “fourteen”) + 十五 (sap6 ng5; thập ngũ, “fifteen”); pronunciation may also have been influenced by Teochew

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˦ ŋəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩˦ ŋəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɪj˦˥ ŋəw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cục, hột, viên) xí ngầu

die (polyhedron used in games of chance)

Synonyms

súc sắc

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