bồ nhí

Vietnamese

Etymology

bồ (“lover; paramour”) +‎ nhí (“young; little”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˨˩ ɲi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˩ ɲɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ ɲɪj˦˥]

Noun

bồ nhí

1. (colloquial, slang, often derogatory) young mistress (of an elderly person)