tiêu diệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 消滅 (“to destroy”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ ziət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ jiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ jiək̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    tiêu diệt

    1. to kill, to apply genocide, to destroy
    2. to eliminate (as for crime, rats, etc.)

    Synonyms

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