bún riêu

Vietnamese

a bowl of bún riêu with brown crab meatballs, darker brown blocks of congealed blood, tofu, slices of tomatoes and raw vegetables

Etymology

bún (“rice vermicelli”) +‎ riêu (“crab meatball”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˦ ziəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˦˧˥ ʐiw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ɹiw˧˧]

Noun

bún riêu

1. Vietnamese rice vermicelli soup, usually served with fish, snail, tofu, pig skin (bì), congealed blood (huyết) and/or raw vegetables, and characteristically, with crab meatballs