đao to búa lớn

Vietnamese

Etymology

đao (“kind of sword”) +‎ to (“big”) +‎ búa (“hammer”) +‎ lớn (“big”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˧˦ ləːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

đao to búa lớn

  1. (idiomatic, of one's words) exaggerative; braggy
    Cách nói của thầy có vẻ đao to búa lớn nhỉ? Trẻ ai nấy cũng đều ngơ ngác à.
    The way the teacher was expressing himself seemed pretty braggy, wasn't he? The kids just couldn't catch on.
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