bố đường

See also: bổ dưỡng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of English sugar daddy.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓo˧˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓow˦˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

bố đường

  1. (neologism, slang) A man who spends money on an often younger romantic or sexual partner in order to maintain the relationship; a sugar daddy
    Synonym: ba đường