dã tràng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 冶 (“to smelt”) and 長 (“constantly”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ ʈaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    (classifier con) dã tràng

    1. sand-bubbler crab (especially of the family Dotillidae)

    Adjective

    dã tràng

    1. (figurative) useless; superfluous; unfruitful
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