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