cầm thú

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 禽獸, composed of 禽 (“bird”) and 獸 (“beast”)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩ tʰu˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˨˩ tʰʊw˦˥]

    Noun

    cầm thú

    1. (literary, collective) animals

    Adjective

    cầm thú

    1. (figurative, literary) bestial
      Synonyms: thú tính, thú vật
      Đồ cầm thú!
      You animal!
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