hoả mai

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hỏa mai

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 火 and 枚.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(obsolete) fuse; match; detonator
Synonyms: ngòi, mồi nổ

Derived terms

súng hoả mai

Noun

(classifier khẩu, cây) hoả mai

Short for súng hoả mai.

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