cú vọ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cú +‎ vọ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˦ vɔ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˦ vɔ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˦˥ vɔ˨˩˨] ~ [kʊw˦˥ jɔ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) cú vọ

1. a pygmy owl

Adjective

cú vọ

1. (figurative, of a person) scheming with ill intention towards other people

   đôi mắt cú vọ ― scheming eyes