thanh mai trúc mã
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 青梅竹馬 (“green plums and bamboo horse”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ maːj˧˧ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦ maː˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ maːj˧˧ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ maː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ maːj˧˧ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥ maː˨˩˦]
Adjective
thanh mai trúc mã
- (chiefly fiction) alluding to the notion of being a childhood friend of the opposite sex to someone and growing to be in love with them or vice-versa
- bạn thanh mai trúc mã
- the boy/girl who was one's childhood friend and with whom one's now falling in love