gái gọi

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gái gọi

Etymology

gái (“girl”) +‎ gọi (“to call”), likely calque of English call girl.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˧˦ ɣɔj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˨˩˦ ɣɔj˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːj˦˥ ɣɔj˨˩˨]

Noun

a call girl (a kind of prostitute)

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