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)

1. (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