tàn phá

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Hanoi [taːn˨˩ faː˧˦]Huế [taːŋ˦˩ faː˨˩˦]Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ faː˦˥] browser voice

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tànfallinghuyền phárisingsắc

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tàn phá means to be destroyed completely.

Chinese characters: 殘破

Meanings of tàn phá in English

Verb

of infrastructures to be destroyed completely

Example sentences with tàn phá

Đi đến một quốc gia bị tàn phá bởi chiến tranh là một lựa chọn rất nguy hiểm của anh ấy. His choice to travel alone to a war-torn country is quite dangerous.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殘破.

Frequently asked questions

What does tàn phá mean in English?

tàn phá (verb) means "to be destroyed completely".

How do you pronounce tàn phá?

IPA: Hanoi [taːn˨˩ faː˧˦]; Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ faː˦˥]. Tones: tàn — falling tone (huyền), phá — rising tone (sắc).

Is tàn phá a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tàn phá is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 殘破.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.