tì hưu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tỳ hưu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貔貅.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˨˩ hiw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˦˩ hɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩ hɨw˧˧]

Noun

tì hưu

1. (Chinese mythology) pixiu