tía má ơi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
tía (“father”) + má (“mother”) + ơi (attention particle).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiə˧˦ maː˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiə˨˩˦ maː˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiə˦˥ maː˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]
Interjection edit
- (idiomatic) Holy Mother of God!; Mother of mercy!; literally "Father and Mother!"