nóng sốt

Vietnamese

Etymology

nóng (“hot”) +‎ sốt (“hot; having fever”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˧˦ sot̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂok̚˦˧˥] ~ [nɔŋ˦˧˥ sok̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˥ ʂok̚˦˥] ~ [nawŋ͡m˦˥ sok̚˦˥]

Adjective

nóng sốt

1. (chiefly of food) piping hot
2. having a (high) fever