mài mòn

Vietnamese

Etymology

mài +‎ mòn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩ mɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˦˩ mɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩ mɔŋ˨˩]

Verb

mài mòn

  1. to abrade; to scrape
  2. (figurative) to erode; to wear away