pháo hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

pháo +‎ hoa, calque of Chinese 花炮 (hoa pháo, literally “flowery firecrackers”). Compare Japanese 花火 (hanabi, literally “flowery fire”), Korean 불꽃 (bulkkot, literally “fiery flower”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pháo hoa • (炮花)

fireworks
Synonym: pháo bông

bắn pháo hoa ― to shoot fireworks

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