cạo gió
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
cạo (“to scratch”) + gió (“harmful wind”)
Pronunciation edit
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- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˨ʔ zɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥]
Verb edit
- (alternative medicine) to scratch the back with the edge of a metal object (typically a spoon, a ladle or a coin) until it becomes red all over, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body