gấu trúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

gấu (“bear”) +‎ trúc (“a kind of bamboo”); the name is based on the main food of the animal, bamboo.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˧˦ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˨˩˦ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣəw˦˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) gấu trúc

Synonyms

gấu mèo

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