ngòi nổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngòi +‎ nổ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔj˨˩ no˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔj˦˩ now˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔj˨˩ now˨˩˦]

Noun

ngòi nổ

  1. fuse; detonator
  2. (figurative) direct cause (of a conflict)