bậy bạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bậy bạ

1. Mischievous.

   nói bậy nói bạ

   to speak objectionably

Verb

bậy bạ

1. To speak impolitely of another.