hoả mai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火 and 枚.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hoả mai

  1. (obsolete) fuse; match; detonator
    Synonyms: ngòi, mồi nổ

Derived terms

Noun

(classifier khẩu, cây) hoả mai

  1. short for súng hoả mai
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