khói lửa

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

khói +‎ lửa. Compare Chinese 煙火烟火.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨] ~ [xɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [xɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

khói lửa

  1. (literally) smoke and fire
  2. (poetic, literary) war; conflict