trúc đào
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 and 桃, from a shortening of Sinitic 夾竹桃 (SV: giáp trúc đào).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
Noun edit
- the oleander, Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub often grown as an ornamental plant