hoả ngục

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hỏa ngục

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火獄.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˩ ŋʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˨ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ ŋʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Noun

hoả ngục

1. (religion) hell