cực

See also: cuc, CUC, cúc, Cúc, cục, and ċuċ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極 (“pole; extremity; extreme”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨk̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

cực

(colloquial) extremely; utterly; extraordinarily
cực hay ― exquisite

vui cực ― so, so fun

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Derived terms

Adjective

cực

miserable; unhappy
cùng cực / cực khổ / khổ cực ― miserable; in abject misery

Thân tao cực lắm !
Boy, does my life suck!

Cực chẳng đã ! ― God, my life sucks!

Noun

cực

(geography, physics) a pole
Cực Bắc/Nam / Bắc/Nam Cực ― the North/South Pole

điện cực ― an electrode

cực dương/âm / dương/âm cực ― a cathode / anode
(computing) a terminal

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