thiêu
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 燒.
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (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