cứu hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 救火, composed of 救 (“to rescue”) and 火 (“fire”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

cứu hoả

1. firefighting

   xe cứu hoả ― a fire engine

   lính cứu hoả ― a firefighter