tàn khốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘酷 (“cruel”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tàn khốc

catastrophic; disastrous; devastating
thảm hoạ tàn khốc
a catastrophic disaster; a catastrophe

See also

tàn nhẫn (“cruel”)

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