tự vẫn

See also: tuvan, Tuvan, and tư vấn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自刎.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ vəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tự vẫn

1. (original meaning) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat
2. (literary, modern usage, may be prescribed as incorrect) to commit suicide; to take one's own life

   Synonyms: tự tử, tự sát

   nhảy lầu tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by jumping off a building

   treo cổ tự vẫn ― to commit suicide by hanging