thập cẩm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 什錦, composed of (ten) and (brocade) but metaphorically thập cẩm means 'numerous and varied'.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ kəm˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ kəm˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ kəm˨˩˦]
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Adjective

thập cẩm

  1. (of food) of a variety or option that contains various different ingredients and thus cannot be placed in a specific category
    Ở đây có mì thịt bò, mì hải sản và mì thập cẩm.
    Here we have noodles with beef, noodles with seafood and noodles with both.
    Bánh trung thu có nhiều loại như bánh nhân đậu, bánh dẻo và bánh thập cẩm.
    There are various types of lunar cakes such as bean-stuffed cakes, soft cakes and mixed cakes.
  2. (cooking) subgum
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