cuồng sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cuồng (狂) (“crazy”) +‎ sát (殺) (“to kill”), probable calque of Chinese 殺人狂 / 杀人狂 (sát nhân cuồng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kuəŋ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kuəŋ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [kuəŋ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kuəŋ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [kuəŋ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

cuồng sát

1. (formal) to kill madly with no mercy
2. (video games, slang) to have a strong urge to kill