ba láp

See also: bá láp

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bá láp

Etymology

From French palabre (“idle talk”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ laːp̚˦˥]

Adjective

ba láp

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) nonsensical; silly; rubbish; of the bollocks; bullshit

   nói toàn chuyện ba láp

   to talk rubbish

   (literally, “to talk entirely a nonsensical story”)

Derived terms

• ba láp ba xàm

Related terms

• xàm
• nhảm

References

• “ba láp”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.