tiêu

See also: Tiêu and tiểu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧]
• Homophone: Tiêu

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消 (“to consume; to cease”)

Verb

tiêu

1. Clipping of tiêu hoá (“to digest”). (to separate food in the alimentary canal)

   ăn không tiêu ― not to be able to digest food

2. (figurative) to be able to take in and process knowledge or information

   chậm tiêu ― dim-witted

3. (only in compounds) to cease to exist

   tiêu tan ― to vanish

   tiêu đời ― to drop dead

4. (informal) to be screwed bigtime

   Tiêu rồi!

   We're screwed!

5. Clipping of tiêu dùng (“to spend”). (to expend money)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 簫.

Noun

tiêu

1. (music) a vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Vietnamese music

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 椒.

Noun

tiêu

1. any spices or herbs, usually pepper

See also

• hoa tiêu (“Sichuan pepper”)

Etymology 4

Romanization

tiêu

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 焦

See also

Derived terms

• tam tiêu
• tiêu điểm