หมูยอ
mǔu-yɔɔMeaning
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Vietnamese pork sausage
A Vietnamese-style pork sausage, often steamed and wrapped in banana leaves; common in Thai cuisine.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)หมูยอmǔu-yɔɔหมูยอmǔu-yɔɔVietnamese pork sausageมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่เผ็ดmâi-pètไม่เผ็ดmâi-pètnot spicyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I like to eat Vietnamese pork sausage salad. It's delicious and not too spicy.
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ถ้าtâaไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoอุบลราชธานีù-bon-râat-chá-taa-niiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmซื้อsʉ́ʉหมูยอmǔu-yɔɔเป็นbpenของฝากkɔ̌ɔng-fàakนะnáที่นั่นtîi-nânเขาkǎoทำtamอร่อยà-rɔ̀iมากmâak
If you visit Ubon Ratchathani, don't forget to buy Vietnamese pork sausage as a souvenir. They make it very delicious there.
ก๋วยจั๊บgǔuai-jápญวนyuuanร้านนี้ráan-níiใส่sàiหมูยอmǔu-yɔɔเยอะyə́เลยləəiเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káa
This Vietnamese noodle soup shop puts a lot of Vietnamese pork sausage in it, which is why it's popular with customers.
หมูยอmǔu-yɔɔที่ดีtîi-diiต้องdtɔ̂ngทำจากtam-jàakเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuคุณภาพดีkun-ná-pâap-diiมีmiiความเหนียวนุ่มkwaam-nǐiao-nûmและlɛ́มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmของkɔ̌ɔngใบตองbai-dtɔɔngที่tîiใช้cháiห่อhɔ̀ɔตอนdtɔɔnนึ่งnʉ̂ng
Good Vietnamese pork sausage must be made from high-quality pork, have a chewy yet soft texture, and have the fragrant aroma of the banana leaves used for wrapping it during steaming.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mǔu
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)pig; hogPart 1
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ยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืน5[to] lift; raise (literary)[to] flatter; overpraisePart 2
หมูยอmǔu-yɔɔหมูยอmǔu-yɔɔVietnamese pork sausageVietnamese pork sausageWord