đậu xị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 豆豉 (SV: đậu thị).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ si˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ sɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

đậu xị

1. (cooking and medicine) douchi; fermented soybeans (often black, but sometimes white or brown)