tía má ơi
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]tía (“father”) + má (“mother”) + ơi (attention particle).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiə˧˦ maː˧˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiə˨˩˦ maː˨˩˦ ʔəːj˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiə˦˥ maː˦˥ ʔəːj˧˧]
Interjection
[edit]- (idiomatic) Holy Mother of God!; Mother of mercy!; literally "Father and Mother!"