bá láp

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

ba láp

Etymology[edit]

From French palabre.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

bá láp

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) of the bollocks, bullshit

Related terms[edit]

xàm
nhảm

Verb[edit]

bá láp

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to humbug, to tell lies

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