tàn khốc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘酷 (“cruel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ xəwk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [taːŋ˦˩ xəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ kʰəwk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [taːŋ˨˩ xəwk͡p̚˦˥]
Adjective edit
- catastrophic; disastrous; devastating
- thảm hoạ tàn khốc
- a catastrophic disaster; a catastrophe
See also edit
- tàn nhẫn (“cruel”)