thanh trừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清 and 懲.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ ʈɨŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ ʈɨŋ˨˩]

Verb

thanh trừng

1. (politics, religion) to purge