lạm phát phi mã

Vietnamese

Etymology

lạm phát (“inflation”) + Chinese 飛馬／飞马 (fēimǎ, “to ride a horse very fast”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˧˨ʔ faːt̚˧˦ fi˧˧ maː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ʔ faːk̚˦˧˥ fɪj˧˧ maː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩˨ faːk̚˦˥ fɪj˧˧ maː˨˩˦]

Noun

lạm phát phi mã

1. (economics) hyperinflation