cột sống

Vietnamese

Etymology

cột +‎ sống. The second sense come from the similarity with cuộc sống (“the life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kot̚˧˨ʔ səwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kok̚˨˩ʔ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [kok̚˨˩ʔ səwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kok̚˨˩˨ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [kok̚˨˩˨ səwŋ͡m˦˥]

Noun

cột sống

  1. (anatomy) vertebral column; spinal column
  2. (neologism, humorous, slang, usually negative) life
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