Vietnamese
Etymology
xiên (“skewer”) + bẩn (“dirty”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siən˧˧ ʔɓən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [siəŋ˧˧ ʔɓəŋ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [siəŋ˧˧ ʔɓəŋ˨˩˦]
Noun
(classifier cái) xiên bẩn
- (colloquial) food skewers sold by street vendor