hậu hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hậu họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 後 and 禍.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hậu hoạ

a disaster in the making
diệt trừ hậu hoạ ― to eliminate a likely future risk

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