mít ướt

Vietnamese

Etymology

mít (“jackfruit”) +‎ ướt (“wet”), because it's wet as opposed to mít dai (“chewy jackfruit”)/mít ráo (“dry jackfruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mit̚˧˦ ʔɨət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mit̚˦˧˥ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɨt̚˦˥ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

mít ướt

1. (dialectal) Synonym of mít mật (“the soft, mushy, wet variety of jackfruit”)

Adjective

mít ướt

1. (colloquial) being a crybaby

   To đầu mà mít ướt !

   You're/They're such a grown-ass crybaby!