cứu hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 救火, composed of 救 (“to rescue”) and 火 (“fire”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cứu hoả

  1. firefighting
    xe cứu hoả ― a fire engine
    lính cứu hoả ― a firefighter
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