sao đỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao (“star”) +‎ đỏ (“red”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦] ~ [saːw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]

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Noun

sao đỏ

1. (in an elementary or middle school) students who are tasked with catching and reporting rule breakers

   Synonym: cờ đỏ