bát nháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

bát (八) +‎ nháo. The use of bát here derived from the meaning "to gossip".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ɲaːw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲaːw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ɲaːw˦˥]

Adjective

(colloquial) disorderly; chaotic

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