nhừ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from nhừ (“overcooked”) +‎ tử (“death”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

nhừ tử

1. (of beating) terribly; awfully

   đánh nhừ tử

   to give a heavy beating