kết liễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結了.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ket̚˧˦ liəw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ket̚˦˧˥ liw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəːt̚˦˥ liw˨˩˦]

Verb

kết liễu

1. to put an end to; to end
2. (figurative, euphemistic) to kill