bậy bạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

mischievous
nói bậy nói bạ
to speak objectionably

Verb

to speak impolitely of another

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