thiêu
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰiəw˧˧/
Central
/tʰiəw˧˥/
Southern
/tʰiəw˧˧/
to burn
2 senses
Verb
to burn
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to burn
Core Actions
To consume or damage something by using fire or intense heat until it is completely destroyed.
vi Ngọn lửa đã thiêu rụi toàn bộ ngôi nhà.
en The fire burned down the entire house.
Sense 2
Verb
to bite a lot
To bite something or someone many times or in a repeated and very persistent manner.
vi Đàn muỗi thiêu tôi suốt cả đêm.
en The mosquitoes bit me a lot all night long.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
燒
Candidates by syllable
thiêu
燒
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.