hậu hoạ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 後 and 禍.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həw˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [həw˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [həw˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- a disaster in the making
- diệt trừ hậu hoạ ― to eliminate a likely future risk