khai hoả

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開火.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khai hoả

  1. to open fire