ba bị chín quai mười hai con mắt
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Meaning · English
Ba Bị of the nine straps and twelve eyes — the sack-carrying bogeyman parents summon at bedtime.
Literally: three sacks, nine straps, twelve eyes
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ba bị chín quai mười hai con mắt” mean?
Ba Bị of the nine straps and twelve eyes — the sack-carrying bogeyman parents summon at bedtime. Literally: three sacks, nine straps, twelve eyes
Is “ba bị chín quai mười hai con mắt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.