cột sống

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === cột +‎ sống. The second sense come from the similarity with cuộc sống (“the life”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kot̚˧˨ʔ səwŋ͡m˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [kok̚˨˩ʔ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [kok̚˨˩ʔ səwŋ͡m˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kok̚˨˩˨ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [kok̚˨˩˨ səwŋ͡m˦˥] === Noun === cột sống (anatomy) vertebral column; spinal column (neologism, humorous, slang, usually negative) life