hét ra lửa
Vietnamese
Etymology
hét + ra + lửa
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɛt̚˧˦ zaː˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɛt̚˦˧˥ ʐaː˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɛk̚˦˥ ɹaː˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]
Verb
hét ra lửa
- (literally) to scream fire
- (figuratively) to be very important and hold very much power
- Lão thuộc dạng hét ra lửa, mửa ra khói, ói ra phong ba!
- He's a very important figure!