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mày tao chi tớ

verb
Hanoi [maj˨˩ taːw˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧ təː˧˦]Huế [maj˦˩ taːw˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˧ təː˨˩˦]Saigon [ma(ː)j˨˩ taːw˧˧ cɪj˧˧ təː˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
màyfallinghuyềntaolevelngangchilevelngangtớrisingsắc

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Meanings of mày tao chi tớ in English

Verb

  1. disapproving to use the pronouns mày and tao when speaking
    • Thằng này hỗn nhỉ ? Nói chuyện với anh mà dám mày tao chi tớ hả ?How bold of you to talk to me that way! I'm your senior!

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How do you pronounce mày tao chi tớ?

IPA: Hanoi [maj˨˩ taːw˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧ təː˧˦]; Saigon [ma(ː)j˨˩ taːw˧˧ cɪj˧˧ təː˦˥]. Tones: mày — falling tone (huyền), tao — level tone (ngang), chi — level tone (ngang), tớ — 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.