mại vô

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mại dô

Etymology

Chinese 賣 / 卖 (mài, “to sell”) + vô (imperatively intensifying particle).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˨ʔ vo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩ʔ vow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˨ vow˧˧] ~ [maːj˨˩˨ jow˧˧]

Interjection

mại vô

1. (Southern Vietnam, humorous) come and check out and buy my/our stuff, folks!