lục lạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

The second syllable is related to nhạc.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lục lạc

1. a bell worn on the neck of a domestic animal, such as a horse, a bull, a cow, a dog, a cat, etc.

   lục lạc bò ― a cowbell