bánh trung thu
Hanoi [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˧]Huế [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓan˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧] browser voice
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bánh trung thu means mooncake.
Meanings of bánh trung thu in English
Noun
- mooncake
Example sentences with bánh trung thu
- Bạn ăn bánh trung thu vào dịp Trung Thu. You eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
- Vào Tết Trung Thu, gia đình sum vầy, ăn bánh trung thu và ngắm trăng cùng nhau. On Mid-Autumn Day, families gather, eat moon cake together, and watch the moon.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bánh trung thu could be written as 餅中秋. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
bánh (“pastry”) + Trung thu (“Mid-Autumn Festival”).
Frequently asked questions
What does bánh trung thu mean in English?
bánh trung thu (noun) means "mooncake".
How do you pronounce bánh trung thu?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓan˦˥ ʈʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]. Tones: bánh — rising tone (sắc), trung — level tone (ngang), thu — level tone (ngang).