cu li

See also: culi, culí, cúli, -culi, čuli, Çuli, cūlì, cùlì, and чули

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˧˧ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French coolie.

Noun

cu li

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

Etymology 2

Noun

cu li • (俱離) (classifier con)

1. loris

   Synonyms: khỉ gió, cù lần