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bày đặt

verb
Hanoi [ʔɓaj˨˩ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɓaj˦˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
bàyfallinghuyềnđặtheavynặng

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bày đặt means to make things unnecessarily complicated.

Meanings of bày đặt in English

Verb

  1. Southern Vietnam, colloquial to make things unnecessarily complicated ≈ làm màu

Etymology

bày + đặt.

Frequently asked questions

What does bày đặt mean in English?

bày đặt (verb) means "to make things unnecessarily complicated".

How do you pronounce bày đặt?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓaj˨˩ ʔɗat̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗak̚˨˩˨]. Tones: bày — falling tone (huyền), đặt — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.