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thủ tiêu

Pronunciation Northern /tʰṵ˧˩˧ tiəw˧˧/ Central /tʰu˧˩˨ tiəw˧˥/ Southern /tʰu˨˩˦ tiəw˧˧/
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destroy
Verb
destroy
3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
3 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to destroy; cancel Core ActionsTheme

To put an end to something or to destroy it completely.

vi Họ đã thủ tiêu toàn bộ đống tài liệu cũ.

en They destroyed all the old documents completely.

Sense 2 Verb
to exterminate; slay

To kill or destroy something completely, often referring to people or pests.

vi Người dân dùng thuốc để thủ tiêu sâu bệnh.

en The people used chemicals to exterminate the pests.

Sense 3 Verb
to give up

To stop making an effort or to abandon a particular cause or struggle.

vi Đừng thủ tiêu ý chí chiến đấu của mình.

en Don't give up your will to fight.

Parts
thủ / tiêu / 取消
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
取消
Candidates by syllable
thủ tiêu
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.
Similar
huỷ bỏ / giải hiệu / destroy / destroy
Use
thủ dầu một / đối thủ / áo trấn thủ / tuân thủ …
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