pháo

See also: phao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 炮.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faːw˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faːw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faːw˦˥]

Noun

pháo

firecracker
cannon
(xiangqi) cannon, a piece labeled with the characters 砲 (pháo, black) and 炮 (red)

Synonyms

Derived terms

pháo đài ("fort")
pháo hoa ("firework")

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