mì gõ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mì (“noodle”) +‎ gõ (“to knock”), so named because vendors often make a knocking sound when moving their booth as a way to signal their existence.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˨˩ ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˦˩ ɣɔ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩ ɣɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

"street noodles" from mobile vendors, usually affordable and widely available in many urban areas

See also

hủ tiếu gõ

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