cao phú soái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高富帥.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

cao phú soái

1. (neologism, slang, of a man) tall, rich and good-looking