cao phú soái

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 高富帥.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fu˧˦ swaːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦ ʂwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦ swaːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˦˥ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [kaːw˧˧ fʊw˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

    Adjective

    cao phú soái

    1. (neologism, slang, of a man) tall, rich and good-looking