khói lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

khói +‎ lửa. Compare Chinese 煙火／烟火.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔj˧˦ lɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨] ~ [xɔj˨˩˦ lɨə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦] ~ [xɔj˦˥ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

khói lửa

1. (literally) smoke and fire
2. (poetic, literary) war; conflict