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
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