Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高富帥.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fu˧˦ swaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦ ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦ swaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˦˥ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Adjective edit

cao phú soái

  1. (neologism, slang, of a man) tall, rich and good-looking