bò vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of bò (“cow”) +‎ vàng (“yellow”), the latter element referring to the yellow background of flag of the former Republic of Vietnam.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˦˩ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔɓɔ˨˩ jaːŋ˨˩]

Noun

bò vàng

  1. (derogatory) sympathizer of the former Republic of Vietnam
    Synonyms: ba que, nguỵ
    Antonym: bò đỏ
  2. (derogatory, by extension) reactionary(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
    Synonym: phản động
    1. (derogatory, Overseas Vietnamese, by extension) sympathizer of conservative ideologies and parties, especially the Republican Party in the United States(Can we verify(+) this sense?)
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