tiêu

See also: Tiêu and tiểu

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”)

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

Etymology 2

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Verb

tiêu

1. (only in compounds) to cease to exist

   tiêu tan

   to vanish

   tiêu đời

   to drop dead

2. (informal) to be screwed bigtime

   Tiêu rồi!

   We're screwed!

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蕭.

Noun

tiêu

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

Ethymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 椒.

Noun

tiêu

1. any spices or herbs, usually pepper

See also

• hoa tiêu (“Sichuan pepper”)