hầm bà lằng

See also: hambalang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from a variant of Cantonese 冚唪唥, with a form of ham-ba-lang. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English chapalang (from Cantonese 雜崩冷 / 杂崩冷 (zaap6 bang1 lang1)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həm˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ laŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həm˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ laŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həm˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ laŋ˨˩]

Adjective

hầm bà lằng

  1. (colloquial) hodgepodge-like; mixed; mingled; miscellaneous
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