bá vơ

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

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