bà con

See also: bacon, bacón, and Bacon

Vietnamese

Etymology

bà (“grandma”) +‎ con (“child”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bà con

  1. (collective) relatives
  2. (collective, familiar) one's rural townspeople

Pronoun

bà con

  1. (familiar) y'all, my rural townspeople
    Synonym: bà con cô bác
    Trước hết tôi xin cám ơn bà con đã có mặt đầy đủ tại buổi họp thôn hôm nay.
    First, I would like to thank everyone for attending this town meeting.

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