máu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mau"
Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *t-muːʔ (“sap”).
For the semantic development, compare Albanian gjak, Javanese getih, Tagalog dugô, all mean "blood". See also máu mủ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥]
Audio (Saigon): (file)
Noun
[edit]máu • (泖, 𧖱, 𥁚, 𧖰, 昴, 卯, 毛, , )
- blood (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies)
- giọt máu ― a drop of blood / a biological child
- giận sôi máu ― to be so angry that it feels like one's blood is boiling
- (of a person) an inherent trait
- Thằng đó có máu dê.
- That guy is a pervert.
- nổi máu điên ― to suddenly go nuts
- (colloquial, video games) health
Derived terms
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]máu
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}. Can be understood as lively, energetic; aggressive; going all out; gangster-like etc.- Anh rapper này máu thế nhỉ? ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
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