tào lao

adjective

Hanoi [taːw˨˩ laːw˧˧]Huế [taːw˦˩ laːw˧˧]Saigon [taːw˨˩ laːw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tàofallinghuyền laolevelngang

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tào lao means idle; nonsensical.

Meanings of tào lao in English

Adjective

idle; nonsensical

Example sentences with tào lao

Chuyện của nó tào lao đến nỗi chẳng ai tin được. His story was too ridiculous for anyone to believe.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does tào lao mean in English?

tào lao (adjective) means "idle; nonsensical".

How do you pronounce tào lao?

IPA: Hanoi [taːw˨˩ laːw˧˧]; Saigon [taːw˨˩ laːw˧˧]. Tones: tào — falling tone (huyền), lao — level tone (ngang).

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.