triệt tiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 撤銷.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiət̚˧˨ʔ tiəw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈiək̚˨˩ʔ tiw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈiək̚˨˩˨ tiw˧˧]

Verb

triệt tiêu

1. to cancel out; to annul; to abolish