sấm sét

Vietnamese

Etymology

sấm +‎ sét.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səm˧˦ sɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəm˦˧˥ ʂɛt̚˦˧˥] ~ [səm˦˧˥ sɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəm˦˥ ʂɛk̚˦˥] ~ [səm˦˥ sɛk̚˦˥]

Noun

sấm sét

  1. thunder and lightning (generally speaking)

Adjective

sấm sét

  1. (of an effect or impact) terrible; crushing; dreadful