khốc liệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 酷烈.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwk͡p̚˧˦ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

khốc liệt

1. violent; fierce; ruthless