lão gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 老爺, composed of 老 (“old”) and 爺 (“grandfather”), from Chinese 老爺 / 老爷. See also Gia Tô.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːw˦ˀ˥ zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːw˧˨ jaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːw˨˩˦ jaː˧˧]

Noun

lão gia

1. (archaic) a wealthy master

See also

• thiếu gia
• thái gia
• phu nhân
• tiểu thư