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vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt

noun
Hanoi [vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦ hwi˧˩ ziət̚˧˨ʔ haːŋ˨˩ lwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [vʊw˧˨ kʰɪj˨˩˦ hwɪj˧˨ jiək̚˨˩ʔ haːŋ˦˩ lwaːk̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨ haːŋ˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˨˩˨] browser voice
Syllables · tones
vũcreaky risingngãkhírisingsắchuỷdippinghỏidiệtheavynặnghàngfallinghuyềnloạtheavynặng

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

vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt means a weapon of mass destruction.

Meanings of vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt in English

Noun

  1. a weapon of mass destruction

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt could be written as 武器毀滅刷行. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

vũ khí (“weapon”) + huỷ diệt (“to destroy, to annihilate”) + hàng loạt (“mass”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt mean in English?

vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt (noun) means "a weapon of mass destruction".

How do you pronounce vũ khí huỷ diệt hàng loạt?

IPA: Hanoi [vu˦ˀ˥ xi˧˦ hwi˧˩ ziət̚˧˨ʔ haːŋ˨˩ lwaːt̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [vʊw˨˩˦ kʰɪj˦˥ wɪj˨˩˦ jiək̚˨˩˨ haːŋ˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˨˩˨]. Tones: vũ — creaky rising tone (ngã), khí — rising tone (sắc), huỷ — dipping tone (hỏi), diệt — heavy tone (nặng), hàng — falling tone (huyền), loạt — heavy tone (nặng).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.