láu cá in Vietnamese

IPA: [law˧˦ kaː˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [law˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦] [Huế], [la(ː)w˦˥ kaː˦˥] (note: Saigon) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: láu (“cunning”) + cá Etymology templates: {{compound|vi|láu|cá|t1=cunning}} láu (“cunning”) + cá Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} láu cá, {{vi-adj}} láu cá

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "láu",
        "3": "cá",
        "t1": "cunning"
      },
      "expansion": "láu (“cunning”) + cá",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "láu (“cunning”) + cá",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "láu cá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "láu cá",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smart; cunning"
      ],
      "id": "en-láu_cá-vi-adj-b1425TUl",
      "links": [
        [
          "smart",
          "smart"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "sense": "cunning",
          "word": "láu"
        },
        {
          "sense": "cunning",
          "word": "khôn"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[law˧˦ kaː˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[law˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[la(ː)w˦˥ kaː˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láu cá"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "láu",
        "3": "cá",
        "t1": "cunning"
      },
      "expansion": "láu (“cunning”) + cá",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "láu (“cunning”) + cá",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "láu cá",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "láu cá",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese adjectives",
        "Vietnamese compound terms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "smart; cunning"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smart",
          "smart"
        ],
        [
          "cunning",
          "cunning"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[law˧˦ kaː˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[law˨˩˦ kaː˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[la(ː)w˦˥ kaː˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "cunning",
      "word": "láu"
    },
    {
      "sense": "cunning",
      "word": "khôn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láu cá"
}

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"láu cá" meaning in Vietnamese

Adjective