bát nháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

bát (八) +‎ nháo. The use of bát here derived from the meaning "to gossip".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ɲaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ɲaːw˦˥]

Adjective

bát nháo

  1. (colloquial) disorderly; chaotic
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