hoạ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hoa"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• họa

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 畫 (“to draw”).

Verb

hoạ

1. (only in compounds) to draw, to paint

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hoạ báo
• hoạ phẩm
• hội hoạ

 

Noun

(classifier bức) hoạ

1. (literary) a painting

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禍. Related to vạ.

Noun

hoạ

1. disaster, misfortune

Derived terms

Derived terms

• giá hoạ
• hậu hoạ
• hiểm hoạ
• tai hoạ
• thảm hoạ

 

Anagrams

• Hạo