"ngựa bà" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [ŋɨə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [ŋɨə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˦˩] [Huế], [ŋɨə˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier]
Etymology: ngựa + bà, see each entry for etymology. Etymology templates: {{com|vi|ngựa|bà}} ngựa + bà Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} ngựa bà, {{vi-noun|cls=con}} (classifier con) ngựa bà
  1. (possibly obsolete, derogatory) an improper, indecent woman Tags: derogatory, obsolete, possibly
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "ngựa",
        "3": "bà"
      },
      "expansion": "ngựa + bà",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ngựa + bà, see each entry for etymology.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ngựa bà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cls": "con"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier con) ngựa bà",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I must tear that vixen apart.",
          "text": "Tôi phải xé xác con ngựa bà đó mới được.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an improper, indecent woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngựa_bà-vi-noun-WaHS-trg",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly obsolete, derogatory) an improper, indecent woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngựa bà"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "ngựa",
        "3": "bà"
      },
      "expansion": "ngựa + bà",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ngựa + bà, see each entry for etymology.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "con",
      "tags": [
        "classifier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ngựa bà",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "cls": "con"
      },
      "expansion": "(classifier con) ngựa bà",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese compound terms",
        "Vietnamese derogatory terms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese nouns",
        "Vietnamese nouns classified by con",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with obsolete senses",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              17,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I must tear that vixen apart.",
          "text": "Tôi phải xé xác con ngựa bà đó mới được.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an improper, indecent woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(possibly obsolete, derogatory) an improper, indecent woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋɨə˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˨˩]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngựa bà"
}

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