cạo gió

Vietnamese

Etymology

cạo (“to scratch”) +‎ gió (“harmful wind”)

Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˨ʔ zɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːw˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥]

Verb

cạo gió

1. (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

See also

• bắt gió