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˦˥]
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Noun

pháo

  1. firecrackers

(classifier khẩu, cỗ) pháo

  1. a cannon
    Synonyms: cà nông, đại bác
    • 1953, Hoàng Vân, “Hò Kéo Pháo (Cannon-Heaving Song)”, performance by Trần Chất & the Men's Choir of the General Department of Politics
      Hò dô ta nào! Kéo pháo ta vượt qua đèo!
      Hò dô ta nào! Kéo pháo ta vượt qua núi!
      Yo heave-we-ho! Heave our cannons across the passes!
      Yo heave-we-ho! Heave our cannons over the mountains!

(classifier con) pháo

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

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Tai Dam: ꪠ꪿ꪱꪫ
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