cục

for lumps

A2 · estimate

Typed without accents: cuc

Meaning

Highlighted words are what Saigon and Hà Nội say differently.

  1. for lumps

    classifier

    Counts lumps and chunks, above all in Saigon: cục đá, an ice cube or a stone; cục pin, a battery; cục kẹo, a piece of candy. Hà Nội often says viên or hòn.

    Grammar: Which classifier: cái for things, con for animals, người for people, and the common others

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