Tây lông

Vietnamese

Etymology

Tây (“a westerner”) +‎ lông (“hairs, especially on the armpit or pubic hair”). Most likely in mockery of Europeans' hair.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ ləwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

Tây lông

  1. (sometime derogatory, ethnic slur) a westoid

See also

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