tự vẫn

See also: tuvan, Tuvan, and tư vấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自刎.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

(original meaning) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat
(literary, modern usage, may be considered incorrect) to commit suicide; to take one's own life
Synonyms: tự tử, tự sát

nhảy lầu tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by jumping off a building

treo cổ tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by hanging

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