hắc tinh tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黑猩猩, composed of 黑 (“black”) and 猩猩 (“ape”), from Chinese 黑猩猩 (hēixīngxing).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hak̚˧˦ tïŋ˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hak̚˦˧˥ tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hak̚˦˥ tɨn˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) hắc tinh tinh

1. (rare) chimpanzee

   Synonym: tinh tinh