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mì

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Hanoi [mi˨˩]Huế [mɪj˦˩]Saigon [mɪj˨˩] browser voice
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mìfallinghuyền

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mì means noodle made of wheat flour.

Classifier: sợi, cọng — e.g. một sợi mì (one noodle made of wheat flour)

Meanings of mì in English

Noun

  1. noodle made of wheat flour
  2. abbreviation short for mì ăn liền (“instant noodles”)

Adjective

  1. made of wheat flour
    • bánh mìbread

Words with mì

mì ăn liềnmì gõmì góimì limì Quảngmì tômmì Ýbánh mìlúa mìmì chínhmì căn

Example sentences with mì

  • Chúng ta có đủ bột mì không? Do we have enough flour?
  • Chúng ta cần bột mì và đường. We need flour and sugar.
  • Bạn thích bánh pizza hay mì ống? Do you like pizza or pasta?
  • Tôi yêu mì nướng kiểu Ý. I love lasagna.
  • Chúng ta cần thêm bột mì. We need more flour.
  • Tôi đang mua bột mì. I'm buying flour.
  • Đây là bột mì. This is flour.
  • Tôi cần bột mì. I need flour.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, mì could be written as 𫗗. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Teochew 麵 /面 (min⁷, “wheat flour noodles”) or Hokkien 麵 /面 (mī, “wheat flour noodles”). Doublet of miến. Cognate with Thai หมี่ (mìi), Malay mi, Indonesian mi.

Frequently asked questions

What does mì mean in English?

mì (noun) means "noodle made of wheat flour".

How do you pronounce mì?

IPA: Hanoi [mi˨˩]; Saigon [mɪj˨˩]. Tones: mì — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with mì?

Common classifiers: sợi, cọng — for example "một sợi mì" (one noodle made of wheat flour).

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.