bà chằn

See also: bachan

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bà chằng

Etymology

The sense "ferocious woman" was likely due to the word being treated as if it is a compound of bà (“old woman, old lady”) +‎ chằn (“ogre”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ t͡ɕan˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˩ t͡ɕaŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩ caŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) bà chằn

  1. a type of slug
  2. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman
    Synonym: bà chằn lửa
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