bá vơ

See also: bavo

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (unetymological spelling) bá dơ

Etymology

bá (百, “hundred”) +‎ vơ (“to grab, to take”). In modern Southern Vietnamese, the unetymological spelling bá dơ is often preferred due to contamination by dơ (“dirty”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ vəː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ vəː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ vəː˧˧] ~ [ʔɓaː˦˥ jəː˧˧]

Adjective

bá vơ

1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial, of personality) irresponsible; unable to form one's own opinion