tự sát

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自殺 (“to kill oneself”), itself a compound of 自 (tự, “self”) +‎ 殺 (sát, “kill”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧ˀ˨ʔ saːt̚˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨ˀ˨ʔ ʂaːk̚˦˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʂaːk̚˦ˀ˥]

Verb

tự sát (自殺)

to suicide, to commit suicide

Synonyms

tự tử

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