bá đạo
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸道 (“overbearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]
Adjective
bá đạo
- (slang) very famous in regard to being very good at something
- "Chơi ghêm thì anh là bá đạo!" "I'm a damn good video game player!" (very few people could beat me)