tự thiêu

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To self-immolate: The act of deliberately setting oneself on fire, typically as an extreme form of protest or sacrifice.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vị hòa thượng đã tự thiêu để phản đối chính sách. (The monk self-immolated to protest the policy.)
  • Hành động tự thiêu của bà ấy gây chấn động toàn thế giới. (Her act of self-immolation shocked the world.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in a grave, political, or religious context to describe a fatal act of protest or devotion. It implies a conscious, public sacrifice.

Variants and Related Words

• Tự thiêu is a compound word itself, formed from "tự" (self) and "thiêu" (to burn). There are no common variants. The nominal form is sự tự thiêu (self-immolation).

Synonyms

• To commit self-immolation: A more formal, descriptive synonym.
• To burn oneself to death: A literal, descriptive phrase.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using tự thiêu. The act itself is a profound symbolic gesture, often discussed in terms of "sacrifice" (hy sinh) or "protest" (phản kháng).