mâm cỗ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mâm +‎ cỗ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məm˧˧ ko˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məm˧˧ kow˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məm˧˧ kow˨˩˦]

Noun

mâm cỗ

  1. tray with food and fruits
    • 2015 November 10, Như Bình Ngô, Elementary Vietnamese, 3rd edition, Tuttle Publishing, →ISBN, page 9:
      Lời chào cao hơn mâm cỗ.
      It's better to great someone with respect than to serve him an auspicious meal.
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