Etymology

cá (fish) + hổ kình (whale, from Chinese 虎鯨)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧ˀ˦ ho˧˩ kïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˩ˀ˧ how˧˩ kɨ̞̠n˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˦ˀ˥ how˨˦ kɨ̞̠n˨˩]