ba cái

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === ba (“three”) +‎ cái (generic classifier). ba seems to occur in generalizing or dismissive expressions, like dăm ba (literally “five and three”) for example. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːj˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ kaːj˦˥] === Phrase === ba cái Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ba,‎ cái. === Prefix === ba cái all that/those; and stuff; and shit; or whatever (expressing uninterest, indifference or apathy about what is being mentioned) ba cái đồ nhôm nhựa ― all that junk; junk and stuff; junk or whatever ba cái chuyện vặt vãnh ― all that frivolous stuff ba cái trò con nít ― all that child's play