tinh tinh

See also: tính tình

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 猩猩 (“ape; orangutan”), from Chinese 猩猩 (xīngxing).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    (classifier con) tinh tinh

    1. a chimpanzee
      Synonym: hắc tinh tinh

    See also

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