mát rượi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːt̚˧˦ zɨəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˦˧˥ ʐɨj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːk̚˦˥ ɹɨj˨˩˨]

Adjective

mát rượi

1. cooler than something should usually be but very refreshing

   Nãy ở ngoài trời nóng đổ lửa, buớc vô phòng phát có máy lạnh chạy ù ù cứ gọi là mát rười rượi.

   Just now when I was outside, the weather was unbearably hot, so when I entered the room and got hit by the cool air from air conditioner, I was like "yup, that's refreshing".