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)

(uncommon) to burn
tự thiêu
to self-immolate

thiêu thân
a mayfly

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