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)