rắn hổ mang

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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rắn hổ (elapid) +‎ mang (hood).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) rắn hổ mang

  1. a cobra (venomous snake)
    Synonym: hổ mang

Usage notes

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  • As with many words for snakes, the element rắn (snake) is often dropped in the spoken language, especially if it is clear that the topic is a snake species. For fish, the opposite is true: the element is never dropped in colloquial language, but can be dropped in literary works (i.e. chép instead of cá chép (carp)).