lưỡi liềm

Vietnamese

Etymology

lưỡi (“cutting edge”) +‎ liềm (“sickle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəj˦ˀ˥ liəm˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨj˧˨ liəm˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨj˨˩˦ lim˨˩]

Noun

lưỡi liềm

  1. a sickle; reaping hook; grasshook
  2. a cutting edge of a sickle (excluding the handle)

Adjective

lưỡi liềm

  1. (figurative, of shape) crescent; hooked; curved
    Môi cười cong tựa trăng lưỡi liềm giữa trời đêm. ― The smiling lips are curled like the crescent moon amidst the night sky.

Derived terms

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