ẩm thực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 飲食 (“drink and food, to drink and to eat”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier nền (“cuisine”)) ẩm thực

1. cuisine
2. (sciences) gastronomy