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đao to búa lớn

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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đao (kind of sword) +‎ to (big) +‎ búa (hammer) +‎ lớn (big).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˧˦ ləːn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˨˩˦ ləːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˧ tɔ˧˧ ʔɓuə˦˥ ləːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

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đao to búa lớn

  1. (idiomatic, of one's words) exaggerative; braggy
    Cách nói của thầy có vẻ đao to búa lớn nhỉ? Trẻ ai nấy cũng đều ngơ ngác à.
    The way the teacher was expressing himself seemed pretty braggy, wasn't he? The kids just couldn't catch on.