ác như hùm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ác (“evil”) +‎ như (“like”) +‎ hùm (“tiger”). Literally, “as evil as a tiger”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ ɲɨ˧˧ hum˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ ɲɨ˧˧ hum˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ ɲɨ˧˧ hʊm˨˩]

Idiom

ác như hùm

1. extremely cruel and brutal

   Lão ta ác như hùm.

   He is extremely cruel.