tiêu

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See also: Tiêu and tiểu

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (to consume; to cease)

Verb

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tiêu

  1. Clipping of tiêu hoá (to digest). (to separate food in the alimentary canal)
    ăn không tiêunot to be able to digest food
  2. (figurative) to be able to take in and process knowledge or information
    chậm tiêudim-witted
  3. (only in compounds) to cease to exist
    tiêu tanto vanish
    tiêu đờito drop dead
  4. (informal) to be screwed bigtime
    Tiêu rồi!
    We're screwed!
  5. Clipping of tiêu dùng (to spend). (to expend money)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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tiêu

  1. (music) a vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Vietnamese music

Etymology 3

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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(classifier cây) tiêu

  1. (cooking) several plants – of the genus Xanthoxylum and the family Piperaceae – which are used as spices; pepper (excluding chilli pepper)
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Etymology 4

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Romanization

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tiêu

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of

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Etymology 5

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Romanization

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tiêu

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of

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