Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Compare Chinese 不請自來不请自来 (bất thỉnh tự lai).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ məːj˨˩ maː˨˩ ʔɗen˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ məːj˦˩ maː˦˩ ʔɗen˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ məːj˦˩ maː˦˩ ʔɗen˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ məːj˨˩ maː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ məːj˨˩ maː˨˩ ʔɗəːn˦˥]

Adjective

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không mời đến

  1. (of a guest) univited but turning up anyway
    khách không mời mà đến
    a visiting uninvited guest
  2. (of someone of something unpleasant) very unwelcome but keep turning up anyway