Vietnamese

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Etymology

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A pun on bao cao su (condom); literally “three wolves”.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɔn˧˧ sɔj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʂɔj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ sɔj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ ʂɔj˦˥] ~ [ʔɓaː˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧ sɔj˦˥]

Noun

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ba con sói

  1. (slang) condom