trúng thực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 中食, composed of 中 (“to be hit by; to suffer from”) and 食 (“food”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

trúng thực

1. to have an upset stomach from eating poisonous or stale food; to have food poisoning