bún cua

Vietnamese

Etymology

bún (rice vermicelli) +‎ cua (crab).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˧˦ kuə˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓun˦˧˥ kuə˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˥ kuə˧˧]

Noun

bún cua

  1. bún riêu; Vietnamese rice vermicelli soup, usually served with fish, snail, tofu, pig skin (), congealed blood (huyết) and/or raw vegetables, and characteristically, with crab meatballs
    Synonym: bún riêu

Verb

bún cua

  1. (sex, euphemistic) to give a blowjob
    Synonyms: bú cu, thổi kèn