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mày hả mạy

interjection
Hanoi [maj˨˩ haː˧˩ maj˧˨ʔ]Huế [maj˦˩ haː˧˨ maj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ma(ː)j˨˩ haː˨˩˦ ma(ː)j˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of mày hả mạy in English

Interjection

  1. emphatic you asked for it! eat this!
    • Mày hả mạy! Tao cho mày ra bã luôn.Eat this, you fucking cunt! You are not gonna leave this in one piece.

Etymology

An emphatic expression of anger by reduplicating the hostile usage of the second person pronoun mày, with the particle hả encliticized in between.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce mày hả mạy?

IPA: Hanoi [maj˨˩ haː˧˩ maj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ma(ː)j˨˩ haː˨˩˦ ma(ː)j˨˩˨]. Tones: mày — falling tone (huyền), hả — dipping tone (hỏi), mạy — heavy tone (nặng).

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.