lính phòng không

Vietnamese

Etymology

lính (“soldier”) +‎ phòng không (“anti-aircraft”). The slang comes from a pun that interprets phòng không as "empty room" (i.e. where you have no one else to sleep with).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˦ fawŋ͡m˨˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˦˧˥ fawŋ͡m˦˩ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɨn˦˧˥ fɔŋ˦˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨn˦˥ fawŋ͡m˨˩ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [lɨn˦˥ fawŋ͡m˨˩ xəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

lính phòng không

  1. air defense soldier
  2. (slang) a girlfriendless man
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