cú vọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cú +‎ vọ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˦ vɔ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˦ vɔ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊw˦˥ vɔ˨˩˨] ~ [kʊw˦˥ jɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) cú vọ

a pygmy owl

Adjective

(figurative, of a person) scheming with ill intention towards other people
đôi mắt cú vọ ― scheming eyes

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