pháo hoa
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editpháo + hoa, calque of Chinese 花炮 (hoa pháo, literally “flowery firecrackers”). Compare Japanese 花火 (hanabi, literally “flowery fire”), Korean 불꽃 (bulkkot, literally “fiery flower”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːw˦˥ waː˧˧]