mại vô

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

mại dô

Etymology edit

Chinese 賣／卖 (mài, “to sell”) + vô (imperatively intensifying particle).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˨ʔ vo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩ʔ vow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˨ vow˧˧] ~ [maːj˨˩˨ jow˧˧]

Interjection edit

(Southern Vietnam, humorous) come and check out and buy my/our stuff, folks!

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