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dây mơ rễ má

noun
Hanoi [zəj˧˧ məː˧˧ ze˦ˀ˥ maː˧˦]Huế [jəj˧˧ məː˧˧ ʐej˧˨ maː˨˩˦]Saigon [jəj˧˧ məː˧˧ ɹej˨˩˦ maː˦˥] browser voice
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dây mơ rễ má means distant blood tie.

Meanings of dây mơ rễ má in English

Noun

  1. idiomatic distant blood tie
    • có dây mơ rễ má vớito have distant blood tie with

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What does dây mơ rễ má mean in English?

dây mơ rễ má (noun) means "distant blood tie".

How do you pronounce dây mơ rễ má?

IPA: Hanoi [zəj˧˧ məː˧˧ ze˦ˀ˥ maː˧˦]; Saigon [jəj˧˧ məː˧˧ ɹej˨˩˦ maː˦˥]. Tones: dây — level tone (ngang), mơ — level tone (ngang), rễ — creaky rising tone (ngã), má — rising tone (sắc).

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