khâu nhục

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • khâu dục

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扣肉.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˧ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˧ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəw˧˧ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˧ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəw˧˧ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khâu nhục

  1. a kind of braised pork belly from Cantonese cuisine; in Vietnam, a specialty of certain Tai-speaking peoples in Northeastern Vietnam