kết liễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結了.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ket̚˧˦ liəw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ket̚˦˧˥ liw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəːt̚˦˥ liw˨˩˦]

Verb

kết liễu

  1. to put an end to; to end
  2. (figurative, euphemistic) to kill