thiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 燒.

    The second sense is semantically influenced by đốt, which means both "to set on fire" and "(of bugs) to sting" in Northern and Central Vietnam dialects.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    thiêu • (烧, 燒)

    1. (transitive, usually of fire itself, uncommonly of people) to burn
      thiêu rụi ― to burn to the ground
      Ngọn lửa thiêu rụi cả toà nhà. ― The fire burnt the whole building to the ground.
      tự thiêu ― to self-immolate
      thiêu thân ― a mayfly
    2. (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.
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