kết liễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 結了.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ket̚˧˦ liəw˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ket̚˦˧˥ liw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəːt̚˦˥ liw˨˩˦]

    Verb

    kết liễu

    1. to put an end to; to end
    2. (figurative, euphemistic) to kill