máy bay bà già

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

máy bay (airplane) +‎ bà già (old lady).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ zaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ ʔɓaj˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩ jaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ ʔɓa(ː)j˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩ jaː˨˩]

Noun

máy bay bà già

  1. (figurative) older woman in a relationships with a much younger man

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