"láo" meaning in Vietnamese

See láo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [laːw˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːw˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːw˦˥] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo. Etymology templates: {{cog|mkh-mvi|bláo}} Middle Vietnamese bláo Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=咾}} láo • (咾), {{vi-adj|咾}} láo • (咾)
  1. (colloquial) not compliant with one's superior or people older than them; insolent Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-láo-vi-adj-qnmAJ7s7
  2. (colloquial, of a person) mendacious Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-láo-vi-adj-U-Q9pDFF Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 27 71 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bố láo, bố láo bố lếu, bố láo bố toét, láo lếu (từ láy), láo toét, láo xược, lếu láo (từ láy), xấc láo

Verb

IPA: [laːw˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːw˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːw˦˥] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo. Etymology templates: {{cog|mkh-mvi|bláo}} Middle Vietnamese bláo Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=咾}} láo • (咾), {{vi-verb|咾}} láo • (咾)
  1. (colloquial) to lie, deceive Tags: colloquial Synonyms: dối
    Sense id: en-láo-vi-verb-cAkCDbmr
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-mvi",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese bláo",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "咾",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "head"
    },
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to lie, deceive"
      ],
      "id": "en-láo-vi-verb-cAkCDbmr",
      "links": [
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) to lie, deceive"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dối"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láo"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bố láo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bố láo bố lếu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "bố láo bố toét"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "từ láy",
      "word": "láo lếu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "láo toét"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "láo xược"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "từ láy",
      "word": "lếu láo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "xấc láo"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese bláo",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo.",
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    {
      "form": "咾",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "not compliant with one's superior or people older than them; insolent"
      ],
      "id": "en-láo-vi-adj-qnmAJ7s7",
      "links": [
        [
          "compliant",
          "compliant"
        ],
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ],
        [
          "insolent",
          "insolent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) not compliant with one's superior or people older than them; insolent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 71 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mendacious"
      ],
      "id": "en-láo-vi-adj-U-Q9pDFF",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "mendacious",
          "mendacious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, of a person) mendacious"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láo"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "mkh-mvi",
        "2": "bláo"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "咾",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lie, deceive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "deceive",
          "deceive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) to lie, deceive"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dối"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láo"
}

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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bố láo"
    },
    {
      "word": "bố láo bố lếu"
    },
    {
      "word": "bố láo bố toét"
    },
    {
      "roman": "từ láy",
      "word": "láo lếu"
    },
    {
      "word": "láo toét"
    },
    {
      "word": "láo xược"
    },
    {
      "roman": "từ láy",
      "word": "lếu láo"
    },
    {
      "word": "xấc láo"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mkh-mvi",
        "2": "bláo"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese bláo",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese bláo in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). Compare tráo and bố láo.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "咾",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "咾"
      },
      "expansion": "láo • (咾)",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "not compliant with one's superior or people older than them; insolent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "compliant",
          "compliant"
        ],
        [
          "superior",
          "superior"
        ],
        [
          "insolent",
          "insolent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) not compliant with one's superior or people older than them; insolent"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mendacious"
      ],
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          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "mendacious",
          "mendacious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, of a person) mendacious"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːw˦˥]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "láo"
}

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