nóng hổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

nóng +‎ hổi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˧˦ hoj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˧˥ hoj˧˨] ~ [nɔŋ˦˧˥ hoj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nawŋ͡m˦˥ hoj˨˩˦]

Adjective

nóng hổi

  1. steaming hot; piping hot; boiling hot
    bát phở nóng hổi ― a steaming hot bowl of phở
    trán nó nóng hổi ― his forehead is burning hot
  2. (journalism) latest, breaking
    tin tức nóng hổi ― latest news; hot news
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