mạt sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 抹殺.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːt̚˧˨ʔ saːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːk̚˨˩ʔ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [maːk̚˨˩ʔ saːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːk̚˨˩˨ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [maːk̚˨˩˨ saːk̚˦˥]

    Verb

    mạt sát

    1. (archaic) to obliterate
    2. to insult, to abuse