nanh sấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

nanh (“fangs”) +‎ sấu (“crocodile”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [najŋ̟˧˧ səw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nɛɲ˧˧ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [nɛɲ˧˧ səw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nan˧˧ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [nan˧˧ səw˦˥]

Adjective

nanh sấu • (𤘓𩽉)

1. (figurative) jagged; staggered; uneven (especially of trees; like a quincunx)