mãi mãi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "maimai"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of mãi (“(for) a long time”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˦ˀ˥ maːj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˨ maːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˦ maːj˨˩˦]

Adverb

mãi mãi

1. for a very long time; always and always; forever