máy nổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

máy +‎ nổ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maj˧˦ no˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maj˨˩˦ now˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ma(ː)j˦˥ now˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái) máy nổ

  1. a gas combustion engine; an engine that generates energy by igniting an explosive gas mixture (e.g. gasoline, alcohol vapor, etc.) mixed with air