tàn khốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘酷 (“cruel”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tàn khốc

  1. catastrophic; disastrous; devastating
    thảm hoạ tàn khốc
    a catastrophic disaster; a catastrophe

See also

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