con mẹ

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ mɛ˧˨ʔ]Huế [kɔŋ˧˧ mɛ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ mɛ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

conlevelngang mẹheavynặng

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con mẹ means hag; witch.

Meanings of con mẹ in English

Noun

derogatory hag; witch (ugly old woman)

Noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see con, mẹ.

Example sentences with con mẹ

Im con mẹ mồm đi. Shut your big mouth.
"Cho xin nguồn." "Nguồn của bố mày là bố mày tự nghĩ con mẹ nó ra." "Source, please." "My source is I made it the fuck up."
Này thằng mặt lồn, dám cả gan trộm xe của bố mày à. Bây giờ bố mày sẽ vả chết con mẹ mày đấy. You stole my bike, and now I'm going to break your face.

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

Etymology

con (“son”) + mẹ (“mother”).

Frequently asked questions

What does con mẹ mean in English?

con mẹ (noun) means "hag; witch".

How do you pronounce con mẹ?

IPA: Hanoi [kɔn˧˧ mɛ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kɔŋ˧˧ mɛ˨˩˨]. Tones: con — level tone (ngang), mẹ — 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.