hoả châu
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 火 (“fire”) and 珠 (“gem/pearl”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˨ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ cəw˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- a flare (a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion, used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures)
- Synonym: pháo sáng
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 2, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
- Những trái hỏa châu cuối cùng cũng vừa tắt. Rừng lại trở về với màn đêm bưng bít.
- The last flares finally also went out. The forest returned to oppressive night.
- a type of flower (likely of the genus Banksia but sometimes considered a Chrysanthemum).
- (obsolete) the moon