pháo hoa

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Hanoi [faːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧]Huế [faːw˨˩˦ hwaː˧˧]Saigon [faːw˦˥ waː˧˧] browser voice

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pháo hoa means fireworks.

Meanings of pháo hoa in English

Noun

fireworks ≈ pháo bông
- bắn pháo hoato shoot fireworks

Example sentences with pháo hoa

Buổi bắn pháo hoa đã bị huỷ. The fireworks display was cancelled.
Ai đã phát minh ra pháo hoa? Who invented fireworks?
Con chó của tôi ghét pháo hoa. My dog hates fireworks.
Chúng tôi xem pháo hoa cùng nhau. We watched fireworks together.
Khi nào pháo hoa bắt đầu? When do the fireworks start?
Pháo hoa đang bắt đầu kìa. The fireworks are starting.
Bạn có thấy pháo hoa không? Did you see the fireworks?
Ziri đưa pháo hoa cho Rima. Ziri gave Rima fireworks.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, pháo hoa could be written as 炮花. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

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”).

Frequently asked questions

What does pháo hoa mean in English?

pháo hoa (noun) means "fireworks".

How do you pronounce pháo hoa?

IPA: Hanoi [faːw˧˦ hwaː˧˧]; Saigon [faːw˦˥ waː˧˧]. Tones: pháo — rising tone (sắc), hoa — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.