thuỷ tức

See also: thủy tức

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 水螅.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tɨk̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tɨk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tɨk̚˦˥]

    Noun

    (classifier con) thuỷ tức

    1. a hydra (any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera)