hoả châu

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === hỏa châu === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 火 (“fire”) and 珠 (“gem/pearl”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˨ t͡ɕəw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ cəw˧˧] === Noun === hoả châu a flare (a type of pyrotechnic that produces a bright light or intense heat without an explosion, used for distress signaling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures) Synonym: pháo sáng a type of flower (likely of the genus Banksia but sometimes considered a Chrysanthemum). (obsolete) the moon