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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)
- (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
- (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.