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ăn mặc

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Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ mak̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔaŋ˧˧ mak̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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ăn mặc means to dress.

Meanings of ăn mặc in English

Verb

  1. to dress (generally speaking)

Example sentences with ăn mặc

  • Cô ấy lúc nào cũng ăn mặc gọn gàng. She is always neatly dressed.
  • Cô ấy lúc nào cũng ăn mặc chỉnh tề. She is always neatly dressed.
  • Tom nói điều gì đó thô thiển về cách ăn mặc của Mary. Tom said something crude about the way Mary was dressed.
  • Gần đây thật khó theo kịp thời trang ăn mặc của thanh thiếu niên bởi vì chúng thay đổi quá thường xuyên. It's so hard to keep up with teenage clothing fashions these days because they change so often.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

ăn + mặc.

Frequently asked questions

What does ăn mặc mean in English?

ăn mặc (verb) means "to dress".

How do you pronounce ăn mặc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ mak̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ mak̚˨˩˨]. Tones: ăn — level tone (ngang), mặc — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.