thảm khốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 慘酷.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thảm khốc

1. tragic; catastrophic