mải

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˦]

Adjective

mải • (𬏽)

absorbed
mải chơi
(disapproving) to be obsessed with fooling around; to be carefree
- 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 1, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
  Mải nghe đoán số, Xuân Tóc Đỏ không trông thấy những người ấy.
  Absorbed with hearing his fortune told, Red-Haired Xuân did not notice them.

See also

ham

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