xà mâu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˨˩ məw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˦˩ məw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˨˩ məw˧˧]
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蛇矛.

    Noun

    (classifier ngọn, cây) xà mâu

    1. (archaic, historical romance) snake lance, a kind of long lance
      • 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
        Trương Phi đánh một ngọn xà mâu dài một trượng tám thước.
        For Zhang Fei, a one-zhang-eight-chi-long snake lance was forged.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    xà mâu

    1. (bệnh ~) (pathology) mange
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