dã tràng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冶 (“to smelt”) and 長 (“constantly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ ʈaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) dã tràng

1. (zoology) a sand-bubbler crab (especially of the family Dotillidae)

Adjective

dã tràng

1. (figurative) useless; superfluous; unfruitful