phi công trẻ lái máy bay bà già

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “young pilot drives granny airplane”. máy bay bà già (literally “granny airplane”) means an old woman who loves a man that is much younger than her (sugar mommy, we can say).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fi˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩ laːj˧˦ maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ zaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˧˨ laːj˨˩˦ maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩ jaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fɪj˧˧ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˨˩˦ laːj˦˥ ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ jaː˨˩]

Idiom

phi công trẻ lái máy bay bà già

1. (figurative) Describes a younger man who loves or dates an older woman.

See also

• phi công trẻ
• máy bay bà già