phóng hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 放火.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

phóng hoả

(especially of an arsonist) to set fire
phóng hoả đốt nhà
to set a house on fire

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