Food and drinkspring rolls noun
- bpaw mid
- bpía high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: ชิ้นchín · piece; counting word for pieces
How to use it
The name comes from Chinese, like many Thai snack words. Crispy fried spring rolls, ปอเปี๊ยะทอดbpaw-bpía tâwt, are filled with glass noodles and vegetables and come with a sweet chilli sauce for dipping. Fresh ones, ปอเปี๊ยะสดbpaw-bpía sòt, are soft wrappers rolled around Chinese sausage, tofu and cucumber under a sweet, sticky sauce.
Both syllables start with bp, a p without a puff of air.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- popia
- por pia
- paw pia
- poh pia
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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