ba hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bavard.

Most likely first loaned in the South, then spread to/borrowed by other dialects.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ waː˧˧]

Verb

ba hoa

  1. to be garrulous and boastful; to blabber; to brag

Derived terms

  • ba hoa chích choè
  • ba hoa thiên địa
  • ba hoa xích đế
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