chiếc bánh mì
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
A loaf of bánh mì — Northern speech counts bread with chiếc/cái; the South says ổ bánh mì.
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Một cái bánh mì — ngoài Bắc đếm bánh mì bằng chiếc/cái; trong Nam nói ổ bánh mì.
Where it’s used:
Used
Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam
Examples
Sáng nào bà cũng mua chiếc bánh mì nóng.She buys a hot loaf of bánh mì every morning.
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “chiếc bánh mì” mean?
A loaf of bánh mì — Northern speech counts bread with chiếc/cái; the South says ổ bánh mì.
Is “chiếc bánh mì” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“ổ bánh mì” (Tiếng Việt) — same meaning · other region.