cá chiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ ciəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Noun

(classifier con) cá chiên

1. a devil catfish; dwarf goonch (of the species Bagarius bagarius)

Etymology 2

From cá (“fish”) +‎ chiên (“to fry”).

Noun

cá chiên

1. fried fish