máu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mau"
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Vietnamese 昴 (mấu, máu), 泖 (mấu, máu), 𧖰 (mấu, máu), 𧖱 (mấu, máu), from Proto-Vietic *t-muːʔ (“sap”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Noun
edit- blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
- giọt máu ― a drop of blood / a biological child
- giận sôi máu ― to be so angry that it feels like one's blood is boiling
- (of a person) an inherent trait
- Thằng đó có máu dê.
- That guy is a pervert.
- nổi máu điên ― to suddenly go nuts
- (colloquial, video games) health
Verb
edit- (colloquial, informal) to want something very badly
- Đừng có máu. Tao không cho đâu.
- Don't get too excited. I won't give it to you.
See also
editDerived terms
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