dã tràng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冶 (“to smelt”) and 長 (“constantly”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ ʈaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) dã tràng

(zoology) a sand-bubbler crab (especially of the family Dotillidae)

Adjective

(figurative) useless; superfluous; unfruitful

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