cãi vã

Vietnamese

Etymology

cãi +‎ .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˦ˀ˥ vaː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ vaː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ vaː˨˩˦] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ jaː˨˩˦]

Verb

cãi

  1. to bicker; to quarrel (over something inconsequential) (generally speaking)