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tiêu biến

verb
Hanoi [tiəw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˦]Huế [tiw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [tiw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥] browser voice
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tiêu biến means to get completely vanished; to get cancelled out.

Meanings of tiêu biến in English

Verb

  1. of a disease to get completely vanished
    • Người lạc quan lại nghĩ giả dược có khi còn giúp bệnh tật tiêu biến đi không chừng đấy chứ.Optimists otherwise believe placebo has certain effects on killing their disease.
  2. of an expression to get cancelled out
    • Có phải âm của âm tiêu biến thành dương không các con?Minus and minus becomes cancelled out into plus, doesn't it?

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消 and 變.

Frequently asked questions

What does tiêu biến mean in English?

tiêu biến (verb) means "to get completely vanished; to get cancelled out".

How do you pronounce tiêu biến?

IPA: Hanoi [tiəw˧˧ ʔɓiən˧˦]; Saigon [tiw˧˧ ʔɓiəŋ˦˥]. Tones: tiêu — level tone (ngang), biến — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. 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.