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khốc liệt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 酷烈.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwk͡p̚˧˦ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

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khốc liệt

  1. violent; fierce; ruthless