đầu óc

Vietnamese

Etymology

đầu (“head”) +‎ óc (“brain”). Compare Chinese 頭腦／头脑 (đầu não, literally “head brain”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

mental capacity
đầu óc ngu si, tứ chi phát triển ― strong and healthy but very stupid
mind; thought
đầu óc trên mây ― wandering, unfocused mind

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