soái ca

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥哥.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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soái ca

  1. (slang) handsome guy; ideal man