bậy bạ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəj˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩˨]

Adjective[edit]

mischievous
nói bậy nói bạ
to speak objectionably

Verb[edit]

to speak impolitely of another

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