soái ca

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帥哥.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

soái ca

  1. (slang) handsome guy; ideal man
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