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mô tê

noun
Hanoi [mo˧˧ te˧˧]Huế [mow˧˧ tej˧˧]Saigon [mow˧˧ tej˧˧] browser voice
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mô tê means anything at all.

Meanings of mô tê in English

Noun

  1. colloquial, in the negative anything at all

Etymology

mô (“where”) + tê (“there, that, those”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mô tê mean in English?

mô tê (noun) means "anything at all".

How do you pronounce mô tê?

IPA: Hanoi [mo˧˧ te˧˧]; Saigon [mow˧˧ tej˧˧]. Tones: mô — level tone (ngang), tê — level tone (ngang).

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.