đậu hủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 豆腐, composed of (bean) and (rotten). Doublet of đậu phụ, tàu hủ, and tào phớ.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ hu˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ hʊw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ hʊw˨˩˦]

    Noun

    (classifier bìa (“tofu”)) đậu hủ

    1. (Southern Vietnam) tofu
      Synonym: đậu phụ
    2. (rare) synonym of tàu hủ (douhua)