thủ tiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 取消, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 取り消す (torikesu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˩ tiəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ tiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ tiw˧˧]

Verb

thủ tiêu

1. to destroy; to annul; to cancel
2. to exterminate; to slay
3. (rare) to give up (e.g. struggle)