đầu sỏ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 頭首 (SV: đầu thủ) or simply đầu (“head”) +‎ sỏ (“animal head”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ sɔ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʂɔ˧˨] ~ [ʔɗəw˦˩ sɔ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʂɔ˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗəw˨˩ sɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier tên) đầu sỏ

(derogatory) ringleader

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