nhừ tử
Vietnamese
Etymology
Perhaps from nhừ (“overcooked”) + tử (“death”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲɨ˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
nhừ tử
- (of beating) terribly; awfully
- đánh nhừ tử
- to give a heavy beating