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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Adjective

bá đạo

1. (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)