thêm mắm thêm muối

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of mắm muối

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰem˧˧ mam˧˦ tʰem˧˧ muəj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰem˧˧ mam˦˧˥ tʰem˧˧ muj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰem˧˧ mam˦˥ tʰem˧˧ muj˦˥]

Verb

thêm mắm thêm muối

  1. (literal) to add nước mắm and/or salt
  2. (figurative, idiomatic) to add flair or pizzazz and make more interesting or attractive; to embellish, embroider
    thêm mắm thêm muối vào bài viết cho văn vẻ ― to add literary flair to your essay
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