láu cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

láu (“cunning”) +‎ cá

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [law˧˦ kaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [law˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [la(ː)w˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Adjective

láu cá

1. smart; cunning

Synonyms

• (cunning): láu, khôn

References

• "láu cá" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)