yến sào

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燕巢 (“swallow's nest”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiən˧˦ saːw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ ʂaːw˦˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ saːw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˥ ʂaːw˨˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˥ saːw˨˩]

Noun edit

an edible bird's nest

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