công tử bột
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
công tử (“rich boy”) + bột (“flour”), literally “a rich boy [as white and soft as] flour.”
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˩ ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˨ ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦ ʔɓok̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (derogatory) a stupid rich boy