cô bác

See also: cờ bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

cô +‎ bác.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ko˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kow˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

cô bác

1. Referring to people older than the speaker whom the speaker considers to be of the same generation as his/her parents.