khói lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

khói +‎ lửa. Compare Chinese 煙火 / 烟火.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨] ~ [xɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [xɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

khói lửa

  1. (literally) smoke and fire
  2. (poetic, literary) war; conflict
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