cười nhạo

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Hanoi [kɨəj˨˩ ɲaːw˧˨ʔ]Huế [kɨj˦˩ ɲaːw˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kɨj˨˩ ɲaːw˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

cườifallinghuyền nhạoheavynặng

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cười nhạo means to laugh at; to mock; to jeer at.

Meanings of cười nhạo in English

Verb

to laugh at, to mock, to jeer at

Example sentences with cười nhạo

Bạn bè Tom đều cười nhạo tôi. Tom's friends all laughed at me.
Bạn có nghĩ Tom sẽ cười nhạo chúng ta không? Do you think Tom will laugh at us?
Mọi người đều cười nhạo vào lỗi sai của anh ấy. Everybody laughed at his error.

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

Etymology

cười + nhạo.

Frequently asked questions

What does cười nhạo mean in English?

cười nhạo (verb) means "to laugh at; to mock; to jeer at".

How do you pronounce cười nhạo?

IPA: Hanoi [kɨəj˨˩ ɲaːw˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kɨj˨˩ ɲaːw˨˩˨]. Tones: cười — falling tone (huyền), nhạo — 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.