nghiêm khắc

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴刻.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ xak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ kʰak̚˦˧˥] ~ [ŋiəm˧˧ xak̚˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋim˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [ŋim˧˧ xak̚˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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nghiêm khắc

  1. severe; stern; harsh; strict