điệu
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 調.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩˨]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
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Classifier
editđiệu
- indicates a tune, a melody, a chant or occurrence of singing, or a dance routine
- điệu hò/múa ― a "Vietnamese yodel"/dance routine
Adjective
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- (humorous or disapproving) showy, flashy, flamboyant, gaudy, ostentatious
- Chim thiên đường có lẽ là loài chim "điệu" nhất thế giới.
- The bird of paradise is perhaps the "showiest" bird in the world.
- Trang điểm gì lâu thế ? Mình đi ăn cơm, không cần phải điệu thế đâu!
- Why are you taking so long with your makeup? We're going to eat out, you don't have to get all dolled up (literally, “you don't need to be that gaudy”)!
Verb
editđiệu
- to forcefully carry someone by lifting them up usually by the armpits
- Nó bị điệu đến đồn công an.
- He was dragged to a police station.
See also
editDerived terms