bà cô
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓa̤ː˨˩ ko˧˧/
Central
/ɓaː˧˧ ko˧˥/
Southern
/ɓaː˨˩ ko˧˧/
spinster
3 senses
2 Components
Noun
spinster
Noun
termagant, scold
Noun
bà cô
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
spinster
Discourse & Logic
An older woman who has never been married, often used formally.
vi Bà cô của cô ấy là một người phụ nữ hiền hậu chưa từng lập gia đình.
en Her aunt is a kind older woman who has never been married.
Sense 2
Noun
termagant, scold
A harsh or ill-tempered woman who often complains or scolds others.
vi Đừng để ý đến những lời mắng mỏ của bà cô khó tính đó.
en Don't pay attention to the scolding of that harsh woman.
Sense 3
Noun
bà cô
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
婆姑
Candidates by syllable
bà
婆
cô
姑
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.