bồ nhí

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

bồ (“lover; paramour”) +‎ nhí (“young; little”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ ɲi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ ɲɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ ɲɪj˦˥]

Noun edit

(colloquial, slang, often derogatory) young mistress (of an elderly person)

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