bố nó

Vietnamese

Etymology

bố (dad) +‎ (he/him; she/her).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˦ nɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ nɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˥ nɔ˦˥]

Pronoun

bố

  1. (Northern Vietnam) you, our child(ren)'s dad
  2. (Northern Vietnam) he/him, your child(ren)'s dad

Particle

bố

  1. (Northern Vietnam, sentence-final) conveys annoyance or regret
    Sao không làm bố nó đi !
    Oh for heaven's sake, just do it already!
    Thằng ôn dịch đó làm hỏng bố nó rồi !
    That son of a gun broke the damn thing!

Synonyms

  • cha nó

See also