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]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

hoả hoạn

1. fire (as a disaster)