Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

ông nọ bà kia

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone or other, unspecified people

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: Mr. that Mrs. this

Examples

Ông nọ bà kia nói rằng thời tiết sẽ xấuSomeone or other says that the weather will be bad

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Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “ông nọ bà kia” mean?

Someone or other, unspecified people Literally: Mr. that Mrs. this

Is “ông nọ bà kia” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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