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
- Mischievous.
Verb
bậy bạ
- To speak impolitely of another.