tự vẫn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自刎.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˦]
Verb
tự vẫn
- (original meaning) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat
- (modern usage, may be considered incorrect) to commit suicide; to take one's own life
- nhảy lầu tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by jumping off a building
- treo cổ tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by hanging