máu lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

máu +‎ lửa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maw˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maw˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)w˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

máu lửa

  1. (figurative) the brutality of war