chích choè

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• chích chòe

Etymology

chích (“Acrocephalidae”) +‎ choè.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦ t͡ɕwɛ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕwɛ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨt̚˦˥ c⁽ʷ⁾ɛ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chích choè • (𬷩𪄦)

1. (zoology) a magpie-robin; shama (Copsychus spp.)
2. (zoology, by extension) any Old World flycatcher (Muscicapidae spp.)