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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 石崇, from Chinese 石崇 (Shí Chóng), a character from a folktale who died, turned into a house gecko and always tsked over his loss of fortune (which was likened to the way house geckos cry), and was based on a historical figure of the Jin dynasty.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) thạch sùng
- (Northern Vietnam, North Central Vietnam) a common house gecko
- Synonyms: thằn lằn, chanh chách, mối rách, móc rách, búa lách, muối tách