bừa bãi

Vietnamese

Etymology

bừa (“disorganized”) +‎ bãi. The second element is probably the same as bãi as seen in bợm bãi.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bừa bãi

  1. disorganized; messy; untidy
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