ông trẻ

Vietnamese

Etymology

ông (“grandfather”) +‎ trẻ (“young”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɛ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈɛ˨˩˦]

Noun

ông trẻ

1. a young-looking brother or brother-in-law of one's old-looking grandparent