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mảnh

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Hanoi [majŋ̟˧˩]Huế [mɛɲ˧˨]Saigon [man˨˩˦] browser voice
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mảnhdippinghỏi

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mảnh means piece; bit; fragment.

Meanings of mảnh in English

Classifier

  1. piece; bit; fragment; esp. of a flat surface, e.g. a garden or piece of paper

Adjective

  1. thin; frail

Words with mảnh

mảnh dẻmảnh khảnhmảnh tướcthanh mảnh

Example sentences with mảnh

  • Sao Bill xé lá thư ra từng mảnh vậy? Why did Bill tear the letter into pieces?
  • Chúng tôi để mảnh đất không ai trông coi. We left the land unattended.
  • Tôi đã xé tờ giấy đó ra thành từng mảnh. I tore the paper into pieces.
  • Tôi chỉ sở hữu một mảnh đất nhỏ trong làng. I only possess a small piece of land in the village.
  • Nếu có tiền tôi sẽ mua một mảnh đất cỡ bự. If I ever had the money, I'd buy a gigantic plot of land.
  • Món đồ sứ vô giá đã bị vỡ thành nhiều mảnh. The priceless china shattered into fragments.
  • Nhìn từ máy bay, quang cảnh chỉ có những mảnh ruộng chắp vá với nhau. From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.

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, mảnh could be written as 𥕊, 𤗖, 皿, 𥯋. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does mảnh mean in English?

mảnh (classifier) means "piece; bit; fragment".

How do you pronounce mảnh?

IPA: Hanoi [majŋ̟˧˩]; Saigon [man˨˩˦]. Tones: mảnh — dipping tone (hỏi).

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.