phũ phàng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of phũ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

phũ phàng

  1. brutal, ruthless
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 59:
      Jeannette không muốn chấp nhận sự thật phũ phàng này, cảm thấy giận dỗi với tất cả.
      Jeannette would not accept that brutal truth and felt angry at it all.