máu mủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

máu (“blood”) +‎ mủ (“pus; sap”); the first element itself originally also meant "sap".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maw˧˦ mu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maw˨˩˦ mʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥ mʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

máu mủ

1. blood tie

   quan hệ máu mủ ― blood relationship

   máu mủ ruột rà ― flesh and blood