ông can

Vietnamese

Etymology

From công an (“public security”), generated through the nói lái process, also with semantic influence from ông.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˧˧]

Noun

ông can

  1. (criminal slang, derogatory) cops

See also

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