ba

• Papa, daddy

• Three; third
  • Một trăm lẻ ba: One hundred and three
  • Ca ba: The third shift

• Several, a few, a handful of, a number of
  • ăn ba miếng lót dạ: To eat a few bites to appease one's hunger
  • Một cây làm chẳng nên non, Ba cây chụm lại nên hòn núi cao (ca dao): One tree cant's make a mountain, But a number of trees clumped together make a high mountain
  • Ba bề bốn bên: From all sides; on all sides
  • Ba chân bốn cẳng: As fast as one's legs could carry one; at top speed
  • Ba chìm bảy nổi