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vân vân và mây mây

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Hanoi [vən˧˧ vən˧˧ vaː˨˩ məj˧˧ məj˧˧]Huế [vəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˧˧ vaː˦˩ məj˧˧ məj˧˧]Saigon [vəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩ məj˧˧ məj˧˧] browser voice
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vân vân và mây mây means et cetera.

Meanings of vân vân và mây mây in English

Phrase

  1. and so on and so forth; et cetera

Etymology

An extension of vân vân (云云, “et cetera”), interpreting vân (云, “to say”) as vân (雲, “cloud”) and matching it with the native equivalent mây (“cloud”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vân vân và mây mây mean in English?

vân vân và mây mây (phrase) means "et cetera".

How do you pronounce vân vân và mây mây?

IPA: Hanoi [vən˧˧ vən˧˧ vaː˨˩ məj˧˧ məj˧˧]; Saigon [vəŋ˧˧ vəŋ˧˧ vaː˨˩ məj˧˧ məj˧˧]. Tones: vân — level tone (ngang), vân — level tone (ngang), và — falling tone (huyền), mây — level tone (ngang), mây — 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.