thiêu

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰiəw˧˧]Huế [tʰiw˧˧]Saigon [tʰiw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thiêulevelngang

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thiêu means to burn; to bite a lot.

Chinese characters: 燒

Meanings of thiêu in English

Verb

transitive, of fire itself, uncommonly of people to burn
- thiêu rụito burn to the ground
- Ngọn lửa thiêu rụi cả toà nhà.The fire burnt the whole building to the ground.
- tự thiêuto self-immolate
colloquial, of mosquitoes to bite a lot
- Ra vườn cần thận kẻo bị muỗi thiêu.There will be a lot of mosquitoes in the garden so be careful.

Words with thiêu

thiêu thân thiêu đốt

Example sentences with thiêu

Chưa đầy hai mươi phút, nhà cửa đã bị thiêu rụi. No less than twenty houses were burnt down.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thiêu could be written as 烧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燒.

Frequently asked questions

What does thiêu mean in English?

thiêu (verb) means "to burn; to bite a lot".

How do you pronounce thiêu?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰiəw˧˧]; Saigon [tʰiw˧˧]. Tones: thiêu — level tone (ngang).

Is thiêu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thiêu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 燒.

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.