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