phát nổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

phát +‎ nổ, possibly calque of Chinese 爆發／爆发 (bộc phát).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːt̚˧˦ no˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ now˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [faːk̚˦˥ now˨˩˦]

Verb

phát nổ

1. (intransitive) to detonate; to explode