thảm hoạ

See also: thảm hoa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thảm họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慘禍.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˩ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˨ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˨˩˦ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

thảm hoạ

1. calamity; tragedy; disaster