hoả ngục

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火獄.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hoả ngục

  1. (religion) hell