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Cầu khỉ. A cầu khỉ ("monkey bridge") in Vietnam is a handmade bamboo or wooden passway across a stream or gully. [1] [2] The "monkey bridge", as a uniquely Vietnamese traditional symbol, was the inspiration for the title of American author Lan Cao 's novel Monkey Bridge. [3]
Nguyễn Phúc Chu阮福淍. Nguyễn Phúc Chu ( chữ Hán: 阮 福 淍, 1675 – 1 June 1725) was one of the Nguyễn lords who ruled southern Vietnam (Đàng Trong) from 1691 to 1725. [1] During his time in power, he had to deal with a Champa rebellion and the first major war against the Cambodians. Nguyễn Phúc Chu was the eldest son of ...
Kho khuat (ฃ ขวด, khuat is Thai for 'bottle') is the third letter of the Thai alphabet. It is a high consonant in the Thai tripartite consonant system (ไตรยางศ์, informally อักษรสามหมู่). It represents the sound [k h] as an initial consonant and [k̚] as a final consonant. The letter is now rarely ...
Caramelized pork and eggs ( Khmer: ខសាច់ជ្រូក, khor săch chruk, Vietnamese: thịt kho tàu, Lao: ຕົ້ມເຄັມ, Thom Khem) is a dish found in Cambodia, [4] [5] Vietnam [6] and Laos. It traditionally consists of small pieces of marinated pork and boiled eggs braised in coconut juice .
Chữ Nôm is the logographic writing system of the Vietnamese language. It is based on the Chinese writing system but adds a large number of new characters to make it fit the Vietnamese language. Common historical terms for chữ Nôm were Quốc Âm ( 國音, 'national sound') and Quốc ngữ ( 國語, 'national language').
The diocese of Bùi Chu ( Latin: Dioecesis Buichuensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese of Vietnam. It encompasses 4/5 of Nam Định Province in terms of area, including the six districts of Xuân Trường, Giao Thủy, Hải Hậu, Nghĩa Hưng, Trực Ninh, and Nam Trực and part of Nam Định city. The current bishop of the diocese since ...
Culture of Ireland. The Dobhar-chú ( Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠoːɾˠxuː]; [dubious – discuss] lit. 'water dog' or 'water hound' ), or King Otter, is a creature of Irish folklore. It resembles both a dog and an otter, though it sometimes is described as half dog, half fish. It lives in water and has fur with protective properties.
Kho ( chữ Nôm: 庫, meaning "to braise ", "to stew ", or "to simmer " [1]) or kha ( Khmer: ខ) is a cooking technique in Vietnamese and Cambodian cuisine, [2] [3] where a protein source such as fish, shrimp, poultry, pork, beef, or fried tofu is simmered on low or medium heat in a mixture of sugar, and water or a water substitute such as ...