Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

tự vẫn

[tɨ˧˨ʔ vən˦ˀ˥]

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tự tử bằng cách cắt cổ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to commit suicide; to take one's own life

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tự tử, lấy đi mạng sống của mình

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

nhảy lầu tự vẫnto commit suicide by jumping off a building

treo cổ tự vẫnto commit suicide by hanging

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “tự vẫn” mean?

(verb) to commit suicide by cutting one's throat

Is “tự vẫn” formal or informal?

tự vẫn is generally formal.