bá đạo

See also: bādāo, bàdào, and bàdao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸道 (“overbearing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Adjective

bá đạo

  1. (slang) very famous in regard to being very good at something
    Chơi ghêm thì anh là bá đạo!
    I'm a damn good video game player! (very few people could beat me)
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