nước sôi

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === nước (“water”) +‎ sôi (“to boil”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˧˦ soj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˧˥ ʂoj˧˧] ~ [nɨək̚˦˧˥ soj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɨək̚˦˥ ʂoj˧˧] ~ [nɨək̚˦˥ soj˧˧] === Noun === nước sôi Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see nước,‎ sôi. === Interjection === nước sôi (idiomatic, Southern Vietnam) out of my way, coming through, make way ==== Usage notes ==== Often used ironically in a dense crowd, playing on a fear of getting scalded by a pot of boiling water.