mại vô
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- mại dô
Etymology
Chinese 賣 (“to sell”) + vô (imperatively intensifying particle).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˧˨ʔ vo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩ʔ vow˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˨ vow˧˧] ~ [maːj˨˩˨ jow˧˧]
Interjection
mại vô
- (Southern Vietnam, humorous) come and check out and buy my/our stuff, folks!