"ông già" meaning in All languages combined

See ông già on Wiktionary

Noun [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˦˩] [Huế], [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˨˩] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: ông (“grandfather”) + già (“old”) Etymology templates: {{compound|vi|ông|già|t1=grandfather|t2=old}} ông (“grandfather”) + già (“old”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ông già, {{vi-noun}} ông già
  1. (literal) old man; elderly man
    Sense id: en-ông_già-vi-noun-bUJMn6qv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Male, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Male: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Parents: 33 33 33
  2. (informal or derogatory) old man; elderly man Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-ông_già-vi-noun-bUJMn6qv1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Male, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Male: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Parents: 33 33 33
  3. (colloquial, informal) old man (father) Tags: colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-ông_già-vi-noun-TZopSF33 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Male, Parents Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Male: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Parents: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lão già [derogatory, gender-neutral, informal] Synonyms (father): bố, tía, cha Synonyms (literal): ông lão, ông cụ Related terms: bà già
Disambiguation of 'father': 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'literal': 33 33 33
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˨˩]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˨˩]",
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      "word": "ông lão"
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      "word": "bố"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "sense": "father",
      "word": "tía"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "sense": "father",
      "word": "cha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ông già"
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          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ zaː˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ jaː˨˩]",
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    }
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      "sense": "literal",
      "word": "ông lão"
    },
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      "sense": "literal",
      "word": "ông cụ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "gender-neutral",
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "lão già"
    },
    {
      "sense": "father",
      "word": "bố"
    },
    {
      "sense": "father",
      "word": "tía"
    },
    {
      "sense": "father",
      "word": "cha"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ông già"
}

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