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bà cô

Pronunciation Northern /ɓa̤ː˨˩ ko˧˧/ Central /ɓaː˧˧ ko˧˥/ Southern /ɓaː˨˩ ko˧˧/
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spinster
Noun
spinster
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
spinster Discourse & LogicTheme

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
single woman

A female person in an unmarried or maiden-like social state.

Parts
bà / cô / 婆姑
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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.
Use
giặc bên ngô không bằng bà cô bên chồng / đàn bà / bà nà / ông bà …
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