khai hoả

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khai hỏa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開火.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ hwaː˧˨] ~ [xaːj˧˧ hwaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːj˧˧ waː˨˩˦] ~ [xaːj˧˧ waː˨˩˦]

Verb

khai hoả

1. to open fire