bố nó
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
bố (“dad”) + nó (“he/him; she/her”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ nɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˥ nɔ˦˥]
Pronoun edit
- (Northern Vietnam) you, our child(ren)'s dad
- (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your child(ren)'s dad
Particle edit
- (Northern Vietnam, sentence-final) conveys annoyance or regret
- Sao không làm bố nó đi !
- Oh for heaven's sake, just do it already!
- Thằng ôn dịch đó làm hỏng bố nó rồi !
- That son of a gun broke the damn thing!