bố đường

See also: bổ dưỡng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of English sugar daddy.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bố đường

  1. (neologism, slang) sugar daddy (older man who spends money for a relationship with a younger partner)
    Synonyms: (Southern Vietnam) ba đường, sugar daddy