Definition

1. Noun:
   • A Vietnamese noodle dish: "hủ tiếu" refers to a specific Vietnamese noodle soup or dry noodle dish, typically featuring rice noodles as the base.
   • The rice noodles themselves: In some contexts, "hủ tiếu" can also refer to the type of thin, chewy rice noodles used in the dish.

Usage Examples

• Noun (referring to the dish):
  • Tôi muốn ăn một tô hủ tiếu. (I want to eat a bowl of hủ tiếu.)
  • Hủ tiếu Sài Gòn rất nổi tiếng. (Saigon-style hủ tiếu is very famous.)
• Noun (referring to the noodles):
  • Cô ấy mua hủ tiếu khô về nấu. (She bought dried hủ tiếu noodles to cook.)

Advanced Usage

• "hủ tiếu khô": dry (noodles served with sauce/gravy, not in a broth).
  • Anh ấy thích ăn hủ tiếu khô hơn là hủ tiếu nước. (He prefers to eat dry hủ tiếu rather than hủ tiếu with broth.)
• "hủ tiếu nước": with broth.
  • Trời lạnh thì ăn hủ tiếu nước rất ngon. (On cold days, eating hủ tiếu with broth is very delicious.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bánh hủ tiếu (n): Another term for the dried rice noodles used to make the dish.
• Mì (n): A term for wheat/egg noodles, distinguishing them from rice-based .

Synonyms

• Bún (n): Another type of Vietnamese rice vermicelli, often round and thinner than some noodles.
• Phở (n): A different famous Vietnamese noodle soup made with flat rice noodles, usually with beef or chicken broth.

Related Phrases

• Quán hủ tiếu (n): A shop or stall specializing in .
  • Chúng ta hãy đến quán hủ tiếu ở góc phố. (Let's go to the hủ tiếu shop on the street corner.)

Related Idioms

(This word is primarily a culinary term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

1. Noodle with seasoned and saute' beef (served hot and with other ingredients)