đậu hũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps an eggcorn erroneously used due to hũ (“pot; vase”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

đậu hũ

1. Eggcorn of đậu hủ (“tofu”).