điều ước

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 條約 (“treaty”), interpreted as điều (“abstract thing”) +‎ ước (“to wish”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

    Noun

    điều ước

    1. (dated) synonym of hiệp ước (“treaty”)
    2. a wish
      Thần đèn ban cho A-la-đanh 3 điều ước.
      The genie of the lamp granted Aladdin 3 wishes.
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