trúc đào

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 竹 and 桃, from a shortening of Sinitic 夾竹桃 (SV: giáp trúc đào).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩]

    Noun

    (classifier cây) trúc đào

    1. the oleander, Nerium oleander, a poisonous shrub often grown as an ornamental plant
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