máu mủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

máu (blood) +‎ mủ (pus; sap); the first element itself originally also meant "sap".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maw˧˦ mu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maw˨˩˦ mʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥ mʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

máu mủ

  1. blood tie
    quan hệ máu mủblood relationship
    máu mủ ruột ràflesh and blood