phóng hoả

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放火.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ hwaː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦]

Verb[edit]

phóng hoả

  1. (especially of an arsonist) to set fire
    phóng hoả đốt nhà
    to set a house on fire