mạ lị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mali"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mạ lỵ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 駡詈.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maː˧˨ʔ li˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩ʔ lɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maː˨˩˨ lɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

mạ lị

1. to insult