thiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燒.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˧˧]
Homophone: thiu

Verb

thiêu • (烧, 燒)

(transitive, usually of fire itself, uncommonly of people) to burn
thiêu rụi ― to burn to the ground

Ngọn lửa thiêu rụi cả toà nhà. ― The fire burnt the whole building to the ground.

tự thiêu ― to self-immolate

thiêu thân ― a mayfly

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