tàn khốc
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘酷 (“cruel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ xəwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [taːŋ˦˩ xəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [taːŋ˨˩ xəwk͡p̚˦˥]
Adjective
[edit]- catastrophic; disastrous; devastating
- thảm hoạ tàn khốc
- a catastrophic disaster; a catastrophe
See also
[edit]- tàn nhẫn (“cruel”)