khắc nghiệt

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 刻 and 孽.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xak̚˧˦ ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰak̚˦˧˥ ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xak̚˦˧˥ ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰak̚˦˥ ŋiək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xak̚˦˥ ŋiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

khắc nghiệt

harsh, inclement
mùa đông khắc nghiệt ở Cộng hoà Sakha ― the harsh winter at the Republic of Sakha

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