soái ca

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥哥.

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

(slang) handsome guy; ideal man

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