mì chính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 味精 (mei⁶ zing¹).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩ cɨn˦˥]

Noun

mì chính

(Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) monosodium glutamate

Synonyms

(monosodium glutamate): bột ngọt (southern Vietnam), vị tinh (central Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)

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