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thiệt mạng

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Hanoi [tʰiət̚˧˨ʔ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰiək̚˨˩ʔ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰiək̚˨˩˨ maːŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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thiệtheavynặngmạngheavynặng

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thiệt mạng means to die unjustly or unnecessarily.

Meanings of thiệt mạng in English

Verb

  1. intransitive to die unjustly or unnecessarily
    • Vụ tai nạn làm nhiều người thiệt mạng.The disaster left many dead.
    • Cuộc chiến tranh làm thiệt mạng hàng nghìn dân lành.The war killed thousands of civilians.

Example sentences with thiệt mạng

  • Rất nhiều người thiệt mạng do vụ nổ. A lot of people died in the explosion.
  • Tom đã thiệt mạng trong trận động đất. Tom died in the earthquake.
  • Anh ấy đã thiệt mạng trong một vụ tai nạn đường sắt. He was killed in a railroad accident.
  • Vụ tai nạn xe hơi khủng khiếp đã khiến tất cả hành khách thiệt mạng. The terrible car accident killed all passengers.

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

Frequently asked questions

What does thiệt mạng mean in English?

thiệt mạng (verb) means "to die unjustly or unnecessarily".

How do you pronounce thiệt mạng?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰiət̚˧˨ʔ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰiək̚˨˩˨ maːŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: thiệt — heavy tone (nặng), mạng — heavy tone (nặng).

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.