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mít ướt

adjectivenoun
Hanoi [mit̚˧˦ ʔɨət̚˧˦]Huế [mit̚˦˧˥ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [mɨt̚˦˥ ʔɨək̚˦˥] browser voice
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mít ướt means being a crybaby.

Meanings of mít ướt in English

Adjective

  1. colloquial being a crybaby
    • To đầu mà mít ướt !You're/They're such a grown-ass crybaby!

Noun

  1. dialectal synonym of mít mật (“the soft, mushy, wet variety of jackfruit”)

Etymology

mít (“jackfruit”) + ướt (“wet”), because it's wet as opposed to mít dai (“chewy jackfruit”)/mít ráo (“dry jackfruit”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mít ướt mean in English?

mít ướt (adjective) means "being a crybaby".

How do you pronounce mít ướt?

IPA: Hanoi [mit̚˧˦ ʔɨət̚˧˦]; Saigon [mɨt̚˦˥ ʔɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: mít — rising tone (sắc), ướt — 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.