con gái con đứa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

con gái (girl) augmented with đứa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔn˧˧ ɣaːj˧˦ kɔn˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˨˩˦ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨə˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ ɣaːj˦˥ kɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨə˦˥]

Phrase[edit]

con gái con đứa

  1. (colloquial, disapproving) what kind of girl that...
    Con gái con đứa (gì) mà chẳng có ý tứ gì cả!
    How come you're so not ladylike?
    (literally, “What kind of girl that has no tact at all like this?”)

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