lẫm liệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凜冽 (“freezing cold”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləm˦ˀ˥ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləm˧˨ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləm˨˩˦ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

lẫm liệt

1. (literary, of a person) solemn and majestic

Derived terms

• oai phong lẫm liệt