khốc liệt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 酷烈.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwk͡p̚˧˦ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəwk͡p̚˦˥ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective edit

khốc liệt

violent; fierce; ruthless

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