bà xã

noun

Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ saː˦ˀ˥]Huế [ʔɓaː˦˩ saː˧˨]Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ saː˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

bàfallinghuyền xãcreaky risingngã

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Meanings of bà xã in English

Noun

colloquial, humorous An intimate form of address for one's wife.

Example sentences with bà xã

Bà xã nhà tôi đang chuẩn bị cơm tối. My wife is preparing dinner right now.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce bà xã?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaː˨˩ saː˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [ʔɓaː˨˩ saː˨˩˦]. Tones: bà — falling tone (huyền), xã — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.