vả
[vaː˧˩]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(verb) to slap
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) Ficus auriculata
Sense 3
Meaning · English
(pronoun) Third personal distal pronoun.
Sense 4
Meaning · English
(adverb) besides, moreover
Examples
Vả lúc đầu đời nhà Hán những người có địa-vị trọng-yếu ở triều-đình như Tiêu Hà là chân đao-bút-lại xuất thân; Tào Tham và Trần Bình thuộc về phái Hoàng Lão, đều nối nhau làm tể-tướng giữ triều chính.Moreover, in the early Han dynasty, those who held important positions at court —such as Xiāo Hé, who came from a background as a scribe, and Cáo Shēn and Chén Píng, who belonged to the Huang–Lao school— successively served as chancellors in charge of court administration.
Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Common questions
What does “vả” mean?
(verb) to slap
Is “vả” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.