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mi

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Hanoi [mi˧˧]Huế [mɪj˧˧]Saigon [mɪj˧˧] browser voice
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mi means thou/thee.

Chinese characters: 眉

Meanings of mi in English

Pronoun

  1. literary thou/thee (used against an adversary)
  2. Central Vietnam, derogatory, dialectal you (second person singular pronoun, referring to a peer or person held in low esteem)

Noun

  1. mi (third note of diatonic scale)
    • đô, rê, mido, re, mi

Noun

  1. eyelashes ≈ lông mi

Verb

  1. slang to kiss ≈ hônhunthơm

Words with mi

mi-crômi mắtmi-nhonmi tâm

Example sentences with mi

  • Mary có hàng mi dài. Mary has long eyelashes.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眉 (“eyebrows”). Doublet of mày. Probably unrelated to mí (“eyelid”).

Frequently asked questions

What does mi mean in English?

mi (pronoun) means "thou/thee".

How do you pronounce mi?

IPA: Hanoi [mi˧˧]; Saigon [mɪj˧˧]. Tones: mi — level tone (ngang).

Is mi a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. mi is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 眉.

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.