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tự vẫn

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Hanoi [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]Huế [tɨ˨˩ʔ vəŋ˧˨]Saigon [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
tựheavynặngvẫncreaky risingngã

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tự vẫn means to commit suicide; to take one's own life.

Chinese characters: 自刎

Meanings of tự vẫn in English

Verb

  1. original meaning to commit suicide by cutting one's throat
  2. literary to commit suicide; to take one's own life ≈ tự tửtự sát
    • nhảy lầu tự vẫnto commit suicide by jumping off a building
    • treo cổ tự vẫnto commit suicide by hanging

Example sentences with tự vẫn

  • Họ tự vẫn vào năm 2013. They killed themselves in 2013.
  • Tom đã tự vẫn. Tom killed himself.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自刎.

Frequently asked questions

What does tự vẫn mean in English?

tự vẫn (verb) means "to commit suicide; to take one's own life".

How do you pronounce tự vẫn?

IPA: Hanoi [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦]. Tones: tự — heavy tone (nặng), vẫn — creaky rising tone (ngã).

Is tự vẫn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tự vẫn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 自刎.

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.