trừng phạt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 懲罰.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˨˩ faːt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˩ faːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˨˩ faːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

trừng phạt

  1. to punish; to chastise