tiêu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tieu"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧]
• Homophone: Tiêu

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消 (“to consume; to cease”)

Verb

tiêu

1. clipping of tiêu hoá (“to digest”) (to separate food in the alimentary canal)

   ăn không tiêu ― not to be able to digest food

2. (figurative) to be able to take in and process knowledge or information

   chậm tiêu ― dim-witted

3. (only in compounds) to cease to exist

   tiêu tan ― to vanish

   tiêu đời ― to 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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 簫.

Noun

tiêu

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

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 椒.

Noun

tiêu (classifier cây)

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

Derived terms

• hạt tiêu
• hoa tiêu
• hồ tiêu
• sơn tiêu
• tiêu Ấn Độ
• tiêu dài
• tiêu lá tím
• tiêu lốp
• tiêu lốt
• tiêu ớt
• tiêu thất
• tiêu Tứ Xuyên
• xuyên tiêu

Etymology 4

Romanization

tiêu

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 焦

Derived terms

• tam tiêu
• tiêu điểm

Etymology 5

Romanization

tiêu

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 硝

Derived terms

• diêm tiêu
• tiêu thạch