binh lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

binh +‎ lửa, calque of Chinese 兵火 (binh hoả).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓïŋ˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨn˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

binh lửa

  1. (literary, collective) wars; military conflicts