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huyết

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See also: huyệt

Vietnamese

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 Huyết (thực phẩm) on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Blood as food on Wikipedia

Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (blood).

For a parallel where a Sino-Vietnamese item acquires cookery denotation, see (skin as food) (vs. native da (skin)). For a reverse case, compare Sino-Vietnamese não vs. native óc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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huyết

  1. blood curd; gelatinous blood
    Bún riêu thì phải có huyết.Bún riêu is supposed to have blood curd (in it).
  2. (only in compounds, rare, chiefly medicine) blood

Derived terms

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See also

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