hậu hoạ
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 後 and 禍.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həw˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [həw˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- a disaster in the making
- diệt trừ hậu hoạ ― to eliminate a likely future risk