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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 刻.
Pronunciation
Noun
khắc
- (archaic) a unit of time equal to one-quarter of an hour; 15 minutes
- (historical) a unit of time equal to one-sixth of the period from sunrise to sunset
- Coordinate term: canh
c. 1741–1798, Nguyễn Gia Thiều, 宮怨吟曲 , lines 225–226:Ngày sáu khắc tin mong nhạn vắng,
Đêm năm canh tiếng lắng chuông rền.- The whole day went with no news,
The whole night saw no sound but the bell, ringing slowly but loudly.
Verb
khắc
- (transitive) to make something by carving
- khắc (con) dấu ― to carve a seal
- (transitive) to carve something (onto the surface of something else)
- khắc tên lên/vào bia ― to carve someone's name on a gravestone
- (intransitive, figurative) to be engraved in something
Khoảnh khắc đó đã khắc sâu vào tâm trí tôi.- That moment was deeply engraved in my memory.
Adverb
khắc
- eventually
Cứ thử đi, khắc sẽ được- Just try, you'll eventually succeed
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