cơm muối

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cơm (“cooked rice”) +‎ muối (“salt”), perhaps from the ingredients used in exorcisms. Saying it in response to a child's sneeze is believed to expel the evil spirit that's possessing their weak po at that moment.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ muəj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ muj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ muj˦˥]

Interjection

cơm muối

(Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) bless you; gesundheit

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