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)
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