mai mối

Vietnamese

Etymology

mai +‎ mối, both are non-Sino-Vietnamese readings of Chinese 媒 (“matchmaker”, SV: môi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˧ moj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˧ moj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˧ moj˦˥]

Verb

mai mối

1. to do matchmaking