huỷ hoại

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 毀壞.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwi˧˩ hwaːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɪj˧˨ hwaːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wɪj˨˩˦ waːj˨˩˨]

Verb

huỷ hoại

  1. (transitive) to destroy; to demolish; to ruin

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