ông bà

Vietnamese

Etymology

ông +‎ bà; literally "grandfathers and grandmothers".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩]

Noun

ông bà • (翁婆)

  1. grandparents
  2. (figuratively, colloquial and literary) ancestor
  3. ladies and gentlemen
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