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ba que

Pronunciation Northern /ɓaː˧˧ kwɛ˧˧/ Central /ɓaː˧˥ kwɛ˧˥/ Southern /ɓaː˧˧ wɛ˧˧/
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deceitful, dishonest
Adjective
deceitful, dishonest
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
deceitful, dishonest Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme

This adjective is used to describe a person who is dishonest, untrustworthy, and tends to cheat or deceive others.

vi Đừng tin lời của kẻ ba que chuyên đi lừa dối người khác.

en Do not believe the words of the deceitful person who tends to cheat others.

Sense 2 Adjective
relating to South Vietnam Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme Usage derogatory

This adjective refers to things or people associated with the former Republic of Vietnam, also known as South Vietnam.

Sense 3 Adjective
supporter Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme Usage derogatory

This term refers to a person who is a supporter of the former Republic of Vietnam and its government.

Parts
ba / que / 爸𢹾
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Components

Components

ba que
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
爸𢹾
Candidates by syllable
ba 爸 que 𢹾（𣠗）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
kem que / bọ que / xỏ lá ba que
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Ends with this word

kem que/bọ que/xỏ lá ba que

Use
ba que xỏ lá / thứ ba / tháng ba / nón ba tầm …
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Words containing this

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ba (three) — words using
que (stick) — words using

Themes and tags

Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme Politics, Law, Institutions & SafetyTheme Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

Questions and answers

What does “ba que” mean?

In English, “ba que” means “deceitful, dishonest”.

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