"ba phải" meaning in All languages combined

See ba phải on Wiktionary

Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˧˨] [Huế], [ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˨˩˦] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ba phải.wav
Etymology: ba (“three”) + phải (“right; true”). Etymology templates: {{com|vi|ba|phải|t1=three|t2=right; true}} ba (“three”) + phải (“right; true”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} ba phải, {{vi-adj}} ba phải
  1. (of a person) saying “yes”, “right” or “okay” on every occasion; lacking any opinions of one's own; lacking a backbone
    Sense id: en-ba_phải-vi-adj-fCzqsw5x Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. yes-man
    Sense id: en-ba_phải-vi-adj-Fn3B89ZE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
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        [
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        [
          "right",
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        [
          "okay",
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        [
          "occasion",
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          "lack",
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        ],
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          "own",
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˧˨]",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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      ],
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        ],
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          "occasion",
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        ],
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ faːj˨˩˦]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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