vị tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 味精. Doublet of mì chính.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˨ʔ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

vị tinh

  1. (Central Vietnam) monosodium glutamate

Synonyms

  • (monosodium glutamate): mì chính (Northern Vietnam), bột ngọt (Southern Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)
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