chào cờ
Vietnamese
Etymology
chào (“to greet, to salute”) + cờ (“flag”).
The gathering is so named because they often start with a national anthem ceremony. The sexual sense is due to simile between morning wood and the flagpole.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ kəː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːw˦˩ kəː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caːw˨˩ kəː˨˩]
Verb
chào cờ
- to salute the national flag as a sign of respect during national anthem ceremony
- Các trận bóng đá quốc tế thường bắt đầu bằng nghi lễ chào cờ.
- International football matches often start with national anthems.
- (by extension, colloquial) to have morning wood
Noun
chào cờ
- (education) a routine morning assembly or gathering at elementary and secondary schools, usually on the Monday morning of each week