con gái con đứa
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
con gái (“girl”) augmented with đứa.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦ kɔn˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨə˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨə˦˥]
Phrase edit
- (colloquial, disapproving) what kind of girl that...
- Con gái con đứa (gì) mà chẳng có ý tứ gì cả!
- How come you're so not ladylike?
- (literally, “What kind of girl that has no tact at all like this?”)