sâu đo
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
Noun edit
- (zoology) looper caterpillar
- Synonyms: sâu đo gang, sâu ba gang
Trivia edit
- It is a common myth among Vietnamese children that if someone lets a looper caterpillar crawls on their body for the length of 3 loops (or 3 handspans), they would die.