ghẹ

See also: ghe, ghè, ghé, ghê, ghẻ, ghế, and ghệ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɛ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier con) ghẹ • (𧋷)

1. (zoology) a swimming crab (of the family Portunidae)
2. (figurative) a bully; tyrant

Derived terms

• ghẹ ba chấm (P. sanguinolentus)
• ghẹ bóng (Charybdis riversander)
• ghẹ bụng một chấm (One spotted tummy crab)
• ghẹ chấm (P. trituberculatus)
• ghẹ đỏ dẹp (P. gladiator)
• ghẹ đỏ Nata (Charybdis natator)
• ghẹ hoa (Charybdis cruciata)
• ghẹ ổ
• ghẹ thánh giá (Charybdis feriata)
• ghẹ xanh (P. pelagicus)

 

Verb

ghẹ

1. to sponge (something from someone); to do at the expense of others

Etymology 2

See ghệ.

Noun

ghẹ

1. (slang) Alternative form of ghệ (“girlfriend”)