bá đạo

See also: bādāo, bàdào, and bàdao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 霸道 (“overbearing”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˨˩˦ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Adjective

(slang) very famous in regard to being very good at something
Chơi ghêm thì anh là bá đạo!
I'm a damn good video game player! (very few people could beat me)

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