tiêu diệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消滅 (“to destroy”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧ ziət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ jiək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

tiêu diệt

to kill, to apply genocide, to destroy
to eliminate (as for crime, rats, etc.)

Synonyms

huỷ diệt, huỷ hoại, phá hoại, tàn phá
loại bỏ

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