cu li

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See also: culi, cúli, and -culi

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From French coolie.

Noun

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cu li

  1. (historical, dated, offensive) coolie
  2. (colloquial) wage slave

Etymology 2

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Particularly: “Compare cù lần. This looks like an unexpected loss of the final nasal.”

Noun

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(classifier con) cu li

  1. loris
    Synonyms: khỉ gió, cù lần
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