bợm bãi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • bợm bải (obsolete)

Etymology

bợm (“cunning; swindler”) +‎ bãi (“(archaic) deceiver”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːm˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːm˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːm˨˩˨ ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]

Adjective

bợm bãi

  1. deceitful; wily; cunning

Verb

bợm bãi

  1. to deceive; to swindle; to trick

See also

  • xỏ xiên, lừa bịp
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