sâu đo
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧] ~ [səw˧˧ ʔɗɔ˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- (zoology) looper caterpillar
- Synonyms: sâu đo gang, sâu ba gang
Trivia[edit]
- It is a common myth among Vietnamese children that if someone lets a looper caterpillar crawls on their body for the length of 3 loops (or 3 handspans), they would die.