cuồng sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From cuồng (狂) (“crazy”) +‎ sát (殺) (“to kill”), probable calque of Chinese 殺人狂／杀人狂 (sát nhân cuồng).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuəŋ˨˩ saːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuəŋ˦˩ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [kuəŋ˦˩ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kuəŋ˨˩ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [kuəŋ˨˩ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

cuồng sát

  1. (formal) to kill madly with no mercy
  2. (video games, slang) to have a strong urge to kill
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