sao Hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao (“star”) +‎ hoả (“Sino-Vietnamese of 火”). Calque of Chinese 火星 (Hoả tinh, literally “Fire Star”).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

sao Hoả

1. Mars (planet)

   Synonym: Hoả tinh