bà chằn

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See also: bachan

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

The sense "ferocious woman" was likely due to the word being treated as if it is a compound of (old woman, old lady) +‎ chằn (ogre).

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) chằn

  1. a type of slug
  2. (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman
    Synonym: bà chằn lửa