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gà trống nuôi con

noun
Hanoi [ɣaː˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ nuəj˧˧ kɔn˧˧]Huế [ɣaː˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]Saigon [ɣaː˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧] browser voice
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gà trống nuôi con means a single human father.

Meanings of gà trống nuôi con in English

Noun

  1. literal a rooster/cock who raises his own chicks
  2. figurative a single human father
    • Khổ thân chú ấy. Vợ mất sớm, phải chịu cảnh gà trống nuôi con.That poor guy's wife died young, now he has to be the homemaker caring for his kids.

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What does gà trống nuôi con mean in English?

gà trống nuôi con (noun) means "a single human father".

How do you pronounce gà trống nuôi con?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣaː˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ nuəj˧˧ kɔn˧˧]; Saigon [ɣaː˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥ nuj˧˧ kɔŋ˧˧]. Tones: gà — falling tone (huyền), trống — rising tone (sắc), nuôi — level tone (ngang), con — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.