trái phá

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Vietnamese

Etymology

trái (classifier of round things) +‎ phá (to destroy).

Pronunciation

Noun

trái phá

  1. (obsolete in its original usage) a bomb
    • 1917, Phạm Quỳnh, “Thời-đàm (Việc cách-mệnh Nga, nội-loạn Tàu)”, in Nam Phong tạp-chí, volume I:
      Ngày 24 tháng 6 cảnh-sát thành Christiania (kinh-đô Na-uy) khám thấy trong nhiều nhà riêng cùng nhà ga không biết bao nhiêu là trái-phá và thuốc-đạn của người Đức.
      In June 24th, the police force of Christiania (capital of Norway) found out a huge amount of German bombs and gunpowder in many houses and stations.

Usage notes

  • Now pretty much only used in association football contexts, such as in bàn thắng trái phá (an explosive goal).