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khốc liệt

Pronunciation Northern /xəwk˧˥ liə̰ʔt˨˩/ Central /kʰə̰wk˩˧ liə̰k˨˨/ Southern /kʰəwk˧˥ liək˨˩˨/
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fierce
Adjective
fierce

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
fierce Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

Describing a situation or action that is extremely violent, fierce, and often causes great suffering or damage.

vi Trận đấu giữa hai đội diễn ra vô cùng khốc liệt đến phút cuối.

en The match between the two teams was extremely fierce until the last minute.

Parts
liệt / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 酷烈 / 酷烈
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 酷烈

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
酷烈
Candidates by syllable
khốc 酷 liệt 烈(列 / 𩷈)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
hung dữ / kịch liệt / hung tợn / dữ dằn …
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Use
liệt kê / ác liệt / bạo liệt / liệt cường …
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