Vietnamese
Etymology
ba + chỉ (脂), probably a calque of Chinese 三層肉 / 三层肉 (tam tằng nhục).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ cɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
ba chỉ
- pork belly
- Synonyms: ba rọi, nây