tự vẫn

See also: tuvan, Tuvan, tư vấn, and tự vấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 自刎.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˦]

    Verb

    tự vẫn

    1. (original meaning) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat
    2. (literary, modern usage, may be prescribed as incorrect) to commit suicide; to take one's own life
      Synonyms: tự tử, tự sát
      nhảy lầu tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by jumping off a building
      treo cổ tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by hanging
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