địch hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 禍 (“disaster”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

địch hoạ

  1. destruction; devastation; calamity (especially caused by an enemy)
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