phát hoả

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • phát hỏa

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 發火.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ hwaː˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ waː˨˩˦]

    Verb

    phát hoả • (發火)

    1. (dated) to catch fire; to ignite; to detonate
    2. (dated) synonym of khai hỏa