Vietnamese
Etymology
cô + bác.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kow˧˧ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]
Noun
cô bác
- Referring to people older than the speaker whom the speaker considers to be of the same generation as his/her parents.