xí muội

Vietnamese

Xí muội.

Etymology

Corruption of Cantonese 酸梅 (syun1 mui4).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˦ muəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩˦ muj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɪj˦˥ muj˨˩˨]

Noun

xí muội

1. (Southern Vietnam) salted Chinese plum; smoked plum

   Synonym: ô mai