liệt

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectiveverb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [liət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [liək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [liək̚˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

liệtheavynặng

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

liệt means paralyzed.

Chinese characters: 列

Meanings of liệt in English

Adjective

paralyzed

Verb

to rank

Words with liệt

bại liệt liệt dương liệt giường liệt chiếu liệt kháng tê liệt la liệt liệt kê tuyến tiền liệt liệt cường liệt sĩ

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, liệt could be written as 𬏩. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Attested as liẹt or blẹt in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

Frequently asked questions

What does liệt mean in English?

liệt (adjective) means "paralyzed".

How do you pronounce liệt?

IPA: Hanoi [liət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [liək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: liệt — heavy tone (nặng).

Is liệt a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. liệt is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 列.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.