chả cá Lã Vọng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chả ("grilled and chopped meat or seafood") + cá ("fish") + Chinese 呂望／吕望 (literally “Lu's Hope”), a nickname of Jiang Ziya. The "Lã Vọng" part is added solely for promotional purposes.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˩ kaː˧˦ laː˦ˀ˥ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ laː˧˨ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [t͡ɕaː˧˨ kaː˨˩˦ laː˧˨ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [caː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ laː˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [caː˨˩˦ kaː˦˥ laː˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]