Ông bà chia
/ʔoŋ˧˦ ɓaː˧˧ ciə˧˧/
VI
Grandparents who live separately or divorced
Ông bà chia của tôi sống ở hai thành phố khác nhau.
My separated grandparents live in two different cities.
Etymology
This is a common Vietnamese colloquial phrase formed by combining "ông bà" (grandparents, elderly couple) and "chia" (short for chia ly, meaning separated), emerging from daily speech to describe elderly couples who no longer live together.
Memory Aid
Break the phrase into parts: "ông bà" = elderly couple, "chia" = split apart — remember the phrase by linking the two words to the meaning of a separated elderly couple.
Collocations
Ông bà chia lynhà ông bà chiacon cháu ông bà chia
Synonyms
Ông bà ly thânÔng bà ly hôn
Antonyms
Ông bà chung sốngÔng bà hòa hợp
Related Words
chia lyly hônông bàgia đình