pho

IPA/fɜː/
KK[fˈo]IPA/fə/

pho — noun

1. a savoury Vietnamese soup made by pouring a hot meat stock over flat rice noodle

1.名詞B1
釋義

a savoury Vietnamese soup made by pouring a hot meat stock over flat rice noodles and very thin slices of meat, then adding fresh herbs, bean sprouts, and a squeeze of lime

例句

Ryan ordered a bowl of beef pho at the small Vietnamese restaurant on Baker Street.

collocation: beef pho / chicken pho / vegetarian pho

The broth for Niran's pho was simmered overnight with star anise, cinnamon, and charred ginger.

uncountable noun: Niran's pho / a bowl of pho

文法句型

[meat type] + pho

bowl of + pho

用法筆記

Uncountable noun in English — use 'a bowl of pho' or '[meat type] pho' (e.g. beef pho, chicken pho) to refer to servings. Avoid 'a pho' in formal writing.

常見錯誤

I ordered a pho for lunch.
I ordered a bowl of pho for lunch.
💡pho is an uncountable noun and needs a quantifier like 'bowl of'.