chém giết

Vietnamese

Etymology

chém (“to slash”) +‎ giết (“to kill”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˧˦ ziət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛm˦˧˥ jiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛm˦˥ jiək̚˦˥]

Verb

chém giết

1. to slaughter; to massacre; to murder recklessly