"ba que xỏ lá" meaning in Vietnamese

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Phrase

IPA: [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwɛ˧˧ sɔ˧˩ laː˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [ʔɓaː˧˧ kwɛ˧˧ sɔ˧˨ laː˨˩˦] [Huế], [ʔɓaː˧˧ wɛ˧˧ sɔ˨˩˦ laː˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: ba que (literally “three sticks”) + xỏ lá (literally “to pierce through the leaf”), i.e. “piercing through a leaf with three sticks”. Said to have taken its origin from a trick game during the French colonial period. The second sense is in reference to the flag of South Vietnam, which features three red stripes on a yellow background. Etymology templates: {{com|vi|ba que|xỏ lá|lit1=three sticks|lit2=to pierce through the leaf}} ba que (literally “three sticks”) + xỏ lá (literally “to pierce through the leaf”) Head templates: {{head|vi|idiom|head=|tr=}} ba que xỏ lá, {{vi-idiom}} ba que xỏ lá
  1. (figurative) cheating and caddish; wicked and malicious; deceitful; roguish Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ba_que_xỏ_lá-vi-phrase-UItyMNiK
  2. (figurative, derogatory) Relating to the former Republic of Vietnam. Tags: derogatory, figuratively, idiomatic Synonyms: xỏ lá ba que
    Sense id: en-ba_que_xỏ_lá-vi-phrase-pZ4d7e8f Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 18 82

Download JSON data for ba que xỏ lá meaning in Vietnamese (2.2kB)

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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ kwɛ˧˧ sɔ˧˨ laː˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ wɛ˧˧ sɔ˨˩˦ laː˦˥]",
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        ],
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          "malicious",
          "malicious"
        ],
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          "deceitful",
          "deceitful"
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        "(figurative) cheating and caddish; wicked and malicious; deceitful; roguish"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ kwɛ˧˧ sɔ˧˨ laː˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔɓaː˧˧ wɛ˧˧ sɔ˨˩˦ laː˦˥]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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      "word": "xỏ lá ba que"
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