tàn khốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘酷 (“cruel”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ xəwk͡p̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥]

    Adjective

    tàn khốc

    1. catastrophic; disastrous; devastating
      thảm hoạ tàn khốc
      a catastrophic disaster; a catastrophe

    See also

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