Vietnamese Food: Names of Vietnamese Dishes in Chinese

Vietnamese cuisine has long stood out as one of the most captivating aspects that fascinate international visitors to the S-shaped land. Knowing how to name Vietnamese dishes in Chinese proves to be highly useful, especially when introducing your homeland’s cuisine to Chinese-speaking colleagues or friends. So, how are Vietnamese dishes called in Chinese? Let Ni Hao Ma guide you through this exploration!

Names of Vietnamese Dishes in Chinese

Have you ever wondered what dishes like bun bo, bun rieu, or pho are called in Chinese? Are there any interesting differences in the way they are referred to? With a harmonious blend of sour, spicy, salty, and sweet flavors, combined with the freshness of herbs and vegetables, Vietnamese cuisine has conquered the hearts of food lovers across the globe.

Let us now delve into the Chinese translations of common Vietnamese dishes!

No.	Vietnamese Dish Name	Chinese	Pinyin	English Translation
1	Phở bò	牛肉粉	Niúròu fěn	Beef noodle soup
2	Phở gà	鸡肉粉	Jīròu fěn	Chicken noodle soup
3	Bún chả	烤肉米线	Kǎoròu mǐxiàn	Grilled pork with vermicelli
4	Bún bò Huế	顺化牛肉米线	Shùnhuà niúròu mǐxiàn	Huế beef noodle soup
5	Bún riêu	螃蟹米线	Pángxiè mǐxiàn	Crab noodle soup
6	Bún mắm	魚露米線	Yúlù mǐ xiàn	Fermented fish noodle soup
7	Bún thịt nướng	烤肉米粉	Kǎoròu mǐfěn	Grilled pork with rice vermicelli
8	Bánh xèo	越式煎饼	Yuèshì jiānbǐng	Vietnamese sizzling pancake
9	Bánh khọt	越南小煎饼	Yuènán xiǎo jiānbǐng	Mini savory pancake
10	Bánh cuốn	越南粉捲	Yuènán fěnjuǎn	Steamed rice rolls
11	Bánh đúc	水边糕	Shuǐbiān gāo	Rice flour cake
12	Bánh giò	米粉粽	Mǐfěn zòng	Pyramid rice dumpling
13	Bánh hỏi	问饼	Wèn bǐng	Steamed vermicelli bundles
14	Bánh ú	角粽	Jiǎozòng	Small pyramid sticky rice cake
15	Bánh đậu xanh	绿豆糕	Lǜdòugāo	Mung bean cake
16	Bánh mì	越南法棍	Yuènán fǎgùn	Vietnamese baguette
17	Bánh tráng trộn	拌米纸	Bàn mǐzhǐ	Mixed rice paper salad
18	Bánh tráng nướng	烤米纸	Kǎo mǐzhǐ	Grilled rice paper
19	Bánh bèo	水蕨饼	Shuǐ jué bǐng	Steamed rice cake
20	Bánh chưng/bánh tét	粽子	Zòngzi	Sticky rice cake (Chung/Tet)
21	Cơm gà xối mỡ	越南油鸡饭	Yuènán yóu jī fàn	Fried chicken rice
22	Cơm chiên dương châu	扬州炒饭	Yáng zhōu chǎofàn	Yangzhou fried rice
23	Cơm tấm	碎米饭	Suì mǐ fàn	Broken rice
24	Cơm hến	蛤蜊饭	Gélí fàn	Baby clam rice
25	Cơm lam	竹筒饭	Zhútǒng fàn	Bamboo tube rice
26	Bún đậu mắm tôm	虾酱豆腐米线	Xiājiàng dòufu mǐxiàn	Vermicelli with tofu and shrimp paste
27	Cháo lòng	猪杂粥	Zhūzá zhōu	Pork innards porridge
28	Cháo gà	鸡肉粥	Jīròu zhōu	Chicken porridge
29	Gỏi cuốn	春卷	Chūnjuǎn	Fresh spring rolls
30	Nem rán (chả giò)	越南炸春卷	Zhà chūnjuǎn	Fried spring rolls
31	Chả cá Lã Vọng	老旺鱼饼	Lǎo wàng yú bǐng	La Vong grilled fish
32	Cá kho tộ	焖烧鱼	Mènshāo yú	Braised fish in clay pot
33	Thịt kho trứng	卤肉炖蛋	Lǔròu dùn dàn	Braised pork with egg
34	Gà nướng sả	香茅烤鸡	Xiāngmá kǎo jī	Lemongrass grilled chicken
35	Chả lụa	越南扎肉	Yuènán zhā ròu	Vietnamese pork sausage
36	Trứng vịt lộn	毛鸭蛋	Máo yādàn	Fertilized duck egg
37	Nộm hoa chuối	香蕉花凉拌	Xiāngjiāohuā liángbàn	Banana blossom salad
38	Ốc luộc	水煮螺	Shuǐzhǔ luó	Boiled snails
39	Ốc xào me	酸炒螺	Suān chǎo luó	Tamarind stir-fried snails
40	Gỏi đu đủ	木瓜沙拉	Mùguā shālā	Papaya salad
41	Gỏi xoài	芒果沙拉	Mángguǒ shālā	Mango salad
42	Lẩu mắm	鱼酱火锅	Yújiàng huǒguō	Fermented fish hotpot
43	Chuối chiên	炸蕉饼	Zhájiāobǐng	Fried banana fritters
44	Sườn xào chua ngọt	糖醋排骨	Táng cù páigǔ	Sweet and sour ribs
45	Chè	糖羹	Táng gēng	Vietnamese sweet soup
46	Nem chua	酸肉卷	Suānròu juǎn	Fermented pork roll
47	Ếch xào sả ớt	干锅牛蛙	Gān guō niúwā	Stir-fried frog with lemongrass and chili
48	Bánh cốm	扁糯米饼	Biǎn nuòmǐ bǐng	Green rice cake
49	Bánh da lợn	猪皮糕	Zhūpí gāo	Layered steamed cake
50	Bánh bò	米浆糕	Mǐjiāng gāo	Steamed sponge cake

No.	Vietnamese Dish Name	Chinese	Pinyin	English Translation
51	Bánh chuối nướng	烤香蕉糕	Kǎo xiāngjiāo gāo	Baked banana cake
52	Bún thang	什錦絲湯粉	Shíjǐn sī tāng fěn	Hanoi mixed vermicelli soup
53	Cao lầu	高楼面	Gāolóu miàn	Central Vietnamese noodles
54	Xôi vò	绿豆糯米饭	Lǜdòu nuòmǐ fàn	Sticky rice with mung bean
55	Xôi mặn	鹹糯米飯	Xián nuòmǐ fàn	Savory sticky rice
56	Xôi bắp	玉米糯米飯	Yùmǐ nuòmǐ fàn	Sticky rice with corn
57	Xôi gấc	木鱉果糯米飯	Mù biē guǒ nuòmǐ fàn	Sticky rice with gac fruit
58	Xôi xéo	綠豆麵糯米團	Lǜdòu miàn nuòmǐ tuán	Sticky rice with mung bean paste
59	Bò lá lốt	荫叶牛肉卷	Yìnyè niúròu juǎn	Beef wrapped in lolot leaves
60	Bò né	铁板牛肉	Tiěbǎn niúròu	Sizzling beef steak
61	Mì xào	炒面	Chǎo miàn	Stir-fried noodles
62	Bánh canh	越式粗米粉汤	Yuèshì cū mǐfěn tāng	Vietnamese thick rice noodle soup
63	Mì Quảng	广南面	Guǎngnán miàn	Quang-style noodles
64	Súp cua	螃蟹肉汤	Pángxièròu tāng	Crab soup
65	Gà nướng lá chanh	香茅烤鸡	Xiāngmáo kǎojī	Grilled chicken with lime leaves
66	Bò kho	红烧牛肉	Hóngshāo niúròu	Braised beef stew
67	Vịt quay	烤鸭	Kǎoyā	Roasted duck
68	Bánh mì pate	面包肝酱	Miàn bāo gān jiàng	Baguette with liver pâté
69	Canh cà chua trứng	番茄蛋汤	Fānqié dàn tāng	Tomato and egg soup
70	Cá sốt cà	茄汁烩鱼	Qié zhī huì yú	Fish in tomato sauce
71	Bánh bao	包子	Bāozi	Steamed stuffed bun
72	Bò lúc lắc	越式炒牛肉粒	Yuèshì chǎo niúròu lì	Shaken beef cubes
73	Thịt gà kho gừng	姜汁炖鸡	Jiāngzhī dùn jī	Braised chicken with ginger
74	Chân gà sả tắc	柠檬草拌鸡爪	Níngméng cǎo bàn jīzhuǎ	Chicken feet with lemongrass and kumquat
75	Tôm nướng muối ớt	椒盐烤虾	Jiāoyán kǎo xiā	Grilled shrimp with salt and chili
76	Bò bít tết	牛排	Niúpái	Beef steak
77	Lẩu thái	泰式火锅	Tàishì huǒguō	Thai hot pot
78	Gỏi tai heo	凉拌猪耳朵	Liángbàn zhū ěrduǒ	Pig ear salad
79	Gà tiềm thuốc Bắc	药膳炖乌鸡	Yàoshàn dùn wūjī	Herbal stewed black chicken
80	Miến gà	鸡肉粉条汤	Jīròu fěntiáo tāng	Chicken glass noodle soup
81	Phở xào	炒河粉	Chǎo héfěn	Stir-fried pho noodles
82	Rau muống xào tỏi	蒜蓉炒空心菜	Suànróng chǎo kōngxīncài	Stir-fried water spinach with garlic
83	Trứng chiên	煎蛋	Jiān dàn	Fried egg
84	Bánh ướt lòng gà	鸡肠蒸米纸	Jī cháng zhēngmǐ zhǐ	Steamed rice sheets with chicken intestines
85	Bánh căn	麵餅夾蛋	Miàn bǐng jiā dàn	Mini savory pancakes with egg
86	Canh khổ qua nhồi thịt	苦瓜酿肉汤	Kǔguā niàng ròu tāng	Bitter melon stuffed with meat soup
87	Bánh canh cá lóc	黑鱼米线汤	Hēiyú mǐxiàntāng	Snakehead fish thick noodle soup
88	Bánh quẩy	油条	Yóutiáo	Fried dough sticks
89	Phở bò	牛肉粉	Niúròu fěn	Beef noodle soup
90	Phở gà	鸡肉粉	Jīròu fěn	Chicken noodle soup
91	Cháo gà	鸡肉粥	Jīròu zhōu	Chicken porridge
92	Thịt kho trứng	卤蛋红烧肉	Lǔ dàn hóngshāo ròu	Braised pork with egg
93	Bún mọc	猪肉丸米粉	Zhūròu wán mǐfěn	Pork meatball noodle soup
94	Cơm nghêu Huế	顺化蚬饭	Shùn huà xiǎn fàn	Hue clam rice
95	Tào phớ nước cốt dừa	椰奶豆腐花	Yēnǎi dòufuhuā	Coconut milk tofu pudding
96	Canh chua cá hú	鲶鱼酸汤	Niányú suāntāng	Sour snakehead fish soup
97	Cơm niêu	砂锅饭	Shāguō fàn	Claypot rice
98	Cháo lươn	鳝鱼粥	Shànyú zhōu	Eel porridge
99	Bún sứa	海蜇米粉	Hǎizhē mǐfěn	Jellyfish noodle soup
100	Giò thủ	猪头肉冻	Zhūtóuròu dòng	Pork head meat jelly

Vietnamese Drinks in Chinese

Besides the dishes that captivate diners, Vietnam also has a vast variety of rich and diverse drinks. Let’s take a look with Ni Hao Ma at some special Vietnamese beverages and how they are named in Chinese!

No.	Vietnamese Drink Name	Chinese	Pinyin
1	Cà phê sữa đá (iced milk coffee)	越南冰奶咖啡	Yuènán bīng nǎi kāfēi
2	Cà phê đen đá (iced black coffee)	越南黑冰咖啡	Yuènán hēi bīng kāfēi
3	Cà phê trứng (egg coffee)	鸡蛋咖啡	jīdàn kāfēi
4	Cà phê muối (salt coffee)	盐咖啡	yán kāfēi
5	Nước mía (sugarcane juice)	甘蔗汁	gānzhè zhī
6	Nước sâm (herbal tea)	凉茶	liángchá
7	Trà đá (iced tea)	冰茶	bīngchá
8	Trà chanh (lemon tea)	柠檬茶	níngméng chá
9	Trà tắc (kumquat tea)	金桔茶	jīnjú chá
10	Trà sữa trân châu (bubble milk tea)	珍珠奶茶	zhēnzhū nǎichá
11	Trà đào (peach tea)	桃子茶	táozi chá
12	Trà vải (lychee tea)	荔枝茶	lìzhī chá
13	Trà sen (lotus tea)	莲花茶	liánhuā chá
14	Trà dâu (strawberry tea)	草莓茶	cǎoméi chá
15	Trà gừng (ginger tea)	姜茶	jiāng chá
16	Nước dừa (coconut water)	椰子水	yēzi shuǐ
17	Dừa tắc (coconut with kumquat)	金桔椰子水	jīnjú yēzi shuǐ
18	Sinh tố bơ (avocado smoothie)	牛油果奶昔	niúyóuguǒ nǎixī
19	Sinh tố xoài (mango smoothie)	芒果奶昔	mángguǒ nǎixī
20	Sinh tố mãng cầu (soursop smoothie)	番荔枝奶昔	fānlìzhī nǎixī
21	Sinh tố dưa hấu (watermelon smoothie)	西瓜奶昔	xīguā nǎixī
22	Sinh tố chuối (banana smoothie)	香蕉奶昔	xiāngjiāo nǎixī
23	Sinh tố sapoche (sapodilla smoothie)	人心果奶昔	rénxīnguǒ nǎixī
24	Nước ép cà rốt (carrot juice)	胡萝卜汁	húluóbo zhī
25	Nước ép cam (orange juice)	橙汁	chéng zhī
26	Nước ép ổi (guava juice)	番石榴汁	fānshíliú zhī
27	Nước ép táo (apple juice)	苹果汁	píngguǒ zhī
28	Nước ép dứa (pineapple juice)	菠萝汁	bōluó zhī
29	Nước ép chanh leo (passion fruit juice)	百香果汁	bǎixiāngguǒ zhī
30	Nước mơ (apricot juice)	杏子汁	xìngzi zhī
31	Nước đậu nành (soy milk)	豆浆	dòujiāng
32	Nước đậu xanh (mung bean water)	绿豆水	lǜdòu shuǐ
33	Nước đậu đen (black bean water)	黑豆水	hēidòu shuǐ
34	Sữa bắp (corn milk)	玉米奶	yùmǐ nǎi
35	Sữa hạt sen (lotus seed milk)	莲子奶	liánzǐ nǎi
36	Nước sấu (dracontomelon juice)	橄榄汁	gǎnlǎn zhī
37	Kem soda (ice cream soda)	冰淇淋苏打	bīngqílín sūdǎ
38	Soda chanh (lemon soda)	柠檬苏打	níngméng sūdǎ
39	Sâm bí đao (winter melon tea)	冬瓜茶	dōngguā chá
40	Nước dừa tắc (coconut kumquat water)	椰子金桔水	yēzi jīnjú shuǐ
41	Nước me (tamarind juice)	罗望子汁	luówàngzǐ zhī
42	Trà atiso (artichoke tea)	朝鲜蓟茶	cháoxiǎn jì chá
43	Hồng trà (black tea)	红茶	hóngchá
44	Lục trà (green tea)	绿茶	lǜchá
45	Rượu cần (ethnic bamboo wine)	竹竿酒	zhúgān jiǔ
46	Sữa tươi trân châu đường đen (fresh milk with brown sugar pearls)	黑糖珍珠鲜奶	hēitáng zhēnzhū xiānnǎi
47	Milo đá (iced Milo)	冰美禄	bīng Měilù
48	Nước chanh muối (salted lemon water)	咸柠檬水	xián níngméng shuǐ
49	Yakult đá (iced Yakult)	冰养乐多	bīng yǎnglèduō
50	Rau má (pennywort juice)	积雪草汁	jī xuě cǎo zhī

Sample Dialogue about Vietnamese Food in Chinese

Food is one of the most popular and interesting topics in daily conversation, especially when you want to introduce Vietnamese culture to foreigners. Here is a dialogue between two friends about Vietnamese dishes to help you understand common communication situations in daily life:

A: 你吃过越南菜吗？
Nǐ chī guò Yuènán cài ma?
Have you ever eaten Vietnamese food?

B: 我吃过一些，比如越南牛肉粉和春卷。很好吃！
Wǒ chī guò yìxiē, bǐrú Yuènán niúròu fěn hé chūnjuǎn. Hěn hǎo chī!
I’ve eaten some, like Vietnamese beef noodle soup and spring rolls. Very delicious!

A: 你想尝试别的菜吗？比如烤肉米粉或者煎饼？
Nǐ xiǎng chángshì bié de cài ma? Bǐrú kǎoròu mǐfěn huòzhě jiānbǐng?
Would you like to try other dishes? For example, grilled pork noodles or savory pancakes?

B: 听起来不错！这些菜辣吗？
Tīng qǐlái búcuò! Zhèxiē cài là ma?
Sounds good! Are these dishes spicy?

A: 不太辣，大多数越南菜味道清淡，还有很多香草。
Bù tài là, dàduōshù Yuènán cài wèidào qīngdàn, hái yǒu hěn duō xiāngcǎo.
Not too spicy, most Vietnamese dishes have a light flavor and lots of herbs.

B: 太好了，我喜欢清淡的口味。那我们点这些吧！
Tài hǎo le, wǒ xǐhuān qīngdàn de kǒuwèi. Nà wǒmen diǎn zhèxiē ba!
Great, I like light flavors. Let’s order these then!

Summary

Vietnamese cuisine is not only diverse and rich but also strongly reflects the cultural identity of each region. Learning the names of Vietnamese dishes in Chinese not only helps you expand your vocabulary but also serves as a useful bridge to communicate and introduce your culinary culture to international friends. Hopefully, the above article from Ni Hao Ma has helped you learn how to say Vietnamese dishes in Chinese and feel more confident when discussing food.