nhãn nhục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眼肉, as in long nhãn nhục (龍眼肉).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːn˦ˀ˥ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːŋ˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːŋ˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhãn nhục

  1. (cooking) A type of drink or chè made with longan.