mì chính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 味精 (mei6 zing1), from a genericized trademark of Tien Chu Ve-Tsin food company. The "味精" trademark itself ultimately comes from Japanese 味(み)精(せい) (misei). Doublet of vị tinh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩ cɨn˦˥]

Noun

mì chính

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) monosodium glutamate

Synonyms

  • (monosodium glutamate): bột ngọt (southern Vietnam), vị tinh (central Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)
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