con mẹ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔn˧˧ mɛ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ mɛ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔŋ˧˧ mɛ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

con (“son”) +‎ mẹ (“mother”)

Noun

(literally) Short for con của mẹ.
- (Can we date this quote?), Phúc âm Gioan [Book of John]:
  "Đây là con Mẹ." (Ga. 19, 26–27)
  "Woman, behold, your son." (John 19:26–27)

Noun

(derogatory) hag (ugly old woman)

References

"con mẹ" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

Anagrams

mẹ con

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