đậu hủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ hu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ hʊw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˨ hʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

đậu hủ

1. (Southern Vietnam) tofu

   Synonym: đậu phụ

2. (rare) Synonym of tàu hủ (“douhua”)