hoả hoạn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hỏa hoạn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火患, composed of 火 (“fire”) and 患 (“peril”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˩ hwaːn˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˨ hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

hoả hoạn

fire (as a disaster)

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