vạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 禍 (SV: hoạ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaː˨˩˨] ~ [jaː˨˩˨]

Noun

vạ (𥘑, 𫯨)

disaster; misfortune; calamity
(historical) penalty; fine

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