chim chóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “Probably from chim (“bird”). Compare chết chóc for another word with similar reduplication pattern.”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕim˧˧ t͡ɕawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ cawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

chim chóc • (𫚳祝)

(collective) birds (in the wild)
Sau cơn mưa bầu trời trở nên quang đãng, chim chóc hót líu lo.
After the rain, the sky cleared up and the birds warbled.