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riêu

noun
Hanoi [ziəw˧˧]Huế [ʐiw˧˧]Saigon [ɹiw˧˧] browser voice
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riêu means sour crab or fish soup; crab meatball.

Meanings of riêu in English

Noun

  1. sour crab or fish soup
    • canh riêu cuasour crab soup
  2. crab meatball

Words with riêu

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, riêu could be written as 姚, 僚. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does riêu mean in English?

riêu (noun) means "sour crab or fish soup; crab meatball".

How do you pronounce riêu?

IPA: Hanoi [ziəw˧˧]; Saigon [ɹiw˧˧]. Tones: riêu — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.