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
- blood tie
- quan hệ máu mủ ― blood relationship
- máu mủ ruột rà ― flesh and blood