chó vàng

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

chó +‎ vàng.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ vaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [cɔ˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun edit

(literally) golden dog
(slang, derogatory) (beige-uniformed) traffic policeman

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