trí mạng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 致命.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ maːŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

trí mạng

  1. (causing actual death) fatal; lethal; deadly
    Anh ta chết vì cú ngã trí mạng.He died of a fatal fall.

Usage notes

This refers to something that actually causes a specific death. To refer to something potentially fatal, chết người (for humans) or chết chóc would be used instead.

Synonyms