bậy bạ

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Tày

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Etymology

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From Vietnamese bậy bạ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bậy bạ

  1. thoughtless; inappropriate

References

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  • Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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bậy (morally wrong; false) +‎ bạ (to do randomly).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bậy bạ

  1. mischievous
    nói bậy nói bạ
    to speak objectionably

Verb

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bậy bạ

  1. to speak impolitely of another