Vietnamese

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Etymology

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máy bay (airplane) +‎ bà già (old lady).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ zaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩ jaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ jaː˨˩]

Idiom

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máy bay bà già

  1. (figurative) An older woman who loves a man that is much younger than her (sugar mama, we can say).

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