mại vô

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Chinese 賣 / 卖 (mài, “to sell”) + vô (imperatively intensifying particle).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˧˨ʔ vo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩ʔ vow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˨ vow˧˧] ~ [maːj˨˩˨ jow˧˧]

Interjection

mại vô

  1. (Southern Vietnam, humorous) come and check out and buy my/our stuff, folks!
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