thủ tiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 取消, from an 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)
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