đầu độc

verb Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đầufallinghuyền độcheavynặng

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đầu độc means to poison.

Chinese characters: 投毒

Meanings of đầu độc in English

Verb

to poison

Example sentences with đầu độc

Anh ấy bị bạn tù đầu độc. He was poisoned by his cellmate.
Tôi không muốn bị đầu độc. I don't want to be poisoned.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投毒.

Frequently asked questions

What does đầu độc mean in English?

đầu độc (verb) means "to poison".

How do you pronounce đầu độc?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨]. Tones: đầu — falling tone (huyền), độc — heavy tone (nặng).

Is đầu độc a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đầu độc is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 投毒.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.