bố mẹ

See also: bome, bôme, and bỏ mẹ

Vietnamese

Etymology

bố +‎ mẹ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˦ mɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ mɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˥ mɛ˨˩˨]

Noun

bố mẹ

1. parents

Usage notes

This term refers to both parents collectively. In formal contexts, phụ huynh refers to an individual parent regardless of gender.

Synonyms

• (parents): cha mẹ, ba má