ba hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bavard.

Most likely first loaned in the South, then spread to/borrowed by other dialects.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ waː˧˧]

Verb

ba hoa

1. to be garrulous and boastful; to blabber; to brag