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mông muội

adjective
Hanoi [məwŋ͡m˧˧ muəj˧˨ʔ]Huế [məwŋ͡m˧˧ muj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [məwŋ͡m˧˧ muj˨˩˨] browser voice
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Meanings of mông muội in English

Adjective

  1. of or related to primitive society
  2. dated, formal dull or naive
    • Thiếu thời phạm phải lầm lỗi, tôi còn tù bần mông muội, xin ông đây mang lòng độ lượng mà bỏ qua cho.Having erred in my destitution and ignorance in my youth, I humbly ask for your forgiveness.

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How do you pronounce mông muội?

IPA: Hanoi [məwŋ͡m˧˧ muəj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [məwŋ͡m˧˧ muj˨˩˨]. Tones: mông — level tone (ngang), muội — 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.