hầm bà lằng

See also: hambalang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from a variant of Cantonese 冚唪唥, with a form of ham-ba-lang. Compare Malaysian & Singaporean English chapalang (from Cantonese 雜崩冷 / 杂崩冷 (zaap⁶ bang¹ lang¹)).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həm˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ laŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həm˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ laŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [həm˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ laŋ˨˩]

Adjective

hầm bà lằng

1. (colloquial) hodgepodge-like; mixed; mingled; miscellaneous