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 phách at that moment.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ muəj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ muj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəːm˧˧ muj˦˥]

Interjection

cơm muối

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) bless you; gesundheit
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