bừa bãi

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

bừa (“disorganized”) + bãi, from Khmer ល្បែ (lbae, “confusion; disorder; foolishness”).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

disorganized; messy; untidy

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