phóng hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放火.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˦ hwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨] ~ [fɔŋ˦˧˥ hwaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˥ waː˨˩˦]

Verb

phóng hoả

1. (especially of an arsonist) to set fire

   phóng hoả đốt nhà

   to set a house on fire