điệu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dieu"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 調.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩˨]
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    Noun

    điệu

    1. mannerism (habitual behavior)
      Synonym: điệu bộ

    Classifier

    điệu

    1. indicates a tune, a melody, a chant or occurrence of singing, or a dance routine
      điệu hò/múa ― a "Vietnamese yodel"/dance routine

    Adjective

    điệu

    1. (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

    điệu

    1. 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.

    Derived terms

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