"ông bà" meaning in All languages combined

See ông bà on Wiktionary

Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩] [Huế], [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: 翁婆 [CJK]
Etymology: ông + bà; literally "grandfathers and grandmothers". Etymology templates: {{com|vi|ông|bà}} ông + bà Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=翁婆}} ông bà • (翁婆), {{vi-noun|翁婆}} ông bà • (翁婆)
  1. grandparents
    Sense id: en-ông_bà-vi-noun-VoHHTPQ- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36
  2. (figuratively, colloquial and literary) ancestor Tags: colloquial, figuratively, literary
    Sense id: en-ông_bà-vi-noun-1JAVE3j1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36
  3. ladies and gentlemen
    Sense id: en-ông_bà-vi-noun-VMzOmJG0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 39 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 37 27 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ông bà anh chị em
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩]",
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        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˩]",
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        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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