nhừ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from nhừ (“overcooked”) +‎ tử (“death”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

nhừ tử

  1. (of beating) terribly; awfully
    đánh nhừ tử
    to give a heavy beating
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