cá chình
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕïŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕɨn˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ cɨn˨˩]
Noun edit
(classifier con) cá chình • (个/𩵜 + 𩶝/𩸵)
Usage notes edit
- Cá chình is used to refer to most oceanic eels of the order Anguilliformes (although certain species are referred to as lệch/lịch/nhệch), while swamp eel (order Synbranchiformes) is lươn.