oanh liệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 轟烈, the reduplicated form of which is 轟轟烈烈 / 轰轰烈烈.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwajŋ̟˧˧ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɛɲ˧˧ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wan˧˧ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

oanh liệt

  1. vigorous; resonant
    chiến công oanh liệta resonant victory