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Definition
Vietnamese
Mời vào, vào đi — cách nói thân mật, hay gặp ở Nam.
English
Come in, step inside — a warm casual invitation; Southern Vietnamese phonetic spelling of 'vô', often used to welcome someone.
How it's used: Usually playful or humorous in context.
Example
Vietnamese
“Trời mưa rồi, dzô nhà uống nước trước đã.”
English
“It's raining — come in for a drink first.”
Usage & Context
Notes
Viết 'dz' phản ánh cách phát âm; có thể viết 'vô' tùy giọng.
Tone & Vibe
Playful · Dialect · South.
Cultural & Linguistic Detail
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- country or origin scope
- vietnam
- macro region
- south
- cultural subregion
- Nam Bộ
- origin certainty
- likely
- slang types
- expression
- speaker group
- online_community, workers
- age group
- millennials
- community context
- regional_dialect
- register
- teasing
- intensity
- mild
- connotation
- playful, funny
- context of use
- everyday_speech, street_conversation
- literal or figurative
- figurative
- source type
- heard_in_real_life
- current usage status
- current
- commonness
- somewhat_common
- heard from detail
- Thường nghe trong giao tiếp hàng ngày ở miền Nam.
- accent note
- Phát âm theo giọng Nam; thường nhanh hơn và nhẹ hơn giọng Bắc.
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