ông can

Vietnamese

Etymology

From công an (“public security”), generated through the nói lái process, also with semantic influence from ông.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ông can

1. (criminal slang, derogatory) cops

See also

• cảnh; cớm