pháo hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

pháo +‎ hoa, calque of Chinese 花炮 (hoa pháo, literally “flowery firecrackers”). Compare Japanese 花火 (hanabi, literally “flowery fire”), Korean 불꽃 (bulkkot, literally “fiery flower”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːw˦˥ waː˧˧]

Noun

pháo hoa • (炮花)

  1. fireworks
    Synonym: pháo bông
    bắn pháo hoa ― to shoot fireworks
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