xà bông

Vietnamese

From French savon.

xà bông

In Southern regions, xà bông usually colloquially refers to "laundry detergent" instead of "soap". If you go to a general store asking for a xà bông, they would give you laundry powder. You should be more specific by asking for a xà bông tắm (literally “soap for bathing”) if you want a real soap, and for a xà bông giặt (literally “soap for laundry”) if you want detergent.

单词	xà bông
释义	xà bông Vietnamese Etymology From French savon. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA^(key): [saː˦˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [saː˨˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧] Noun xà bông (Southern Vietnam) soap Cho cháu xà bông ạ. Omo hay Tide? Dạ không, cho cháu xà bông ạ. À, xà bông tắm ấy ạ! I'd like some soap. You want Omo or Tide? No, please get me some soap. Oh, I meant soap as in "bathing soap"! (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) laundry detergent; washing powder Usage notes In Southern regions, xà bông usually colloquially refers to "laundry detergent" instead of "soap". If you go to a general store asking for a xà bông, they would give you laundry powder. You should be more specific by asking for a xà bông tắm (literally “soap for bathing”) if you want a real soap, and for a xà bông giặt (literally “soap for laundry”) if you want detergent. Synonyms xà phòng bột giặt
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