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sát phạt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 殺伐, composed of (to kill) and (to conquer).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːt̚˧˦ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːk̚˦˧˥ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˥ faːk̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːk̚˦˥ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

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sát phạt

  1. to kill; to murder; to massacre
  2. (gambling) to fight bitterly or fiercely