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Definition

1. Adverb:

   • Any (in compounds like anyone, anything, anywhere): Used to form indefinite pronouns or adverbs, indicating a lack of restriction or selection; whoever, whatever, wherever.
   • Indiscriminately; thoughtlessly: Describes doing or saying something without proper consideration or judgment.

2. Verb:

   • To strengthen; to reinforce: To make something stronger or more solid by adding material or support.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:

  • Bạ ai nó cũng hỏi. (He would ask anyone.)
  • Không nên bạ cái gì cũng bắt chước. (One should not ape anything whatsoever.)
  • Bạ đâu cũng ngồi. (To sit down anywhere.)

• Verb:

  • Bạ bờ. (To strengthen a bank.)
  • Bạ tường. (To strengthen a wall.)

Advanced Usage

• "bạ ăn bạ nói": An idiom meaning to talk thoughtlessly or to speak without consideration.
  • Anh ta có thói quen bạ ăn bạ nói. (He has a habit of talking thoughtlessly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thủ bạ (n): A keeper of records or registers (often used in a shortened form "bạ" in some contexts).

  • Ông ấy làm thủ bạ. (He works as a record keeper.)

• Bạ ruộng đất (n): Land register.

• Bạ giá thú (n): Marriage register.

Synonyms

• Adverb: Any, indiscriminately, randomly.
• Verb: Reinforce, fortify, bolster.

Related Idioms

• Bạ ai cũng cãi: To argue with anyone (indiscriminately).

  • Đứa trẻ đó bạ ai cũng cãi. (That child argues with anyone.)

• Bạ cái gì cũng ăn: To eat anything (without discrimination).

  • Nó đói quá, bạ cái gì cũng ăn. (He was so hungry, he ate anything.)

Học thuật

1. Any (trong anyone, anything, anywherẹ.)
   • bạ ai nó cũng hỏi
     he would ask anyone
   • không nên bạ cái gì cũng bắt chước
     one should not ape anything (whatsoever)
   • bạ ăn bạ nói
     to be in the habit of talking thoughtlessly

verb

1. To strengthen
   • bạ bờ
     to strengthen a bank
   • bạ tường
     to strengthen a wall