địch hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

địch họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 禍 (“disaster”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

địch hoạ

destruction; devastation; calamity (especially caused by an enemy)

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