thiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帖 (SV: thiếp). Considering the lower register tone, likely a rather recent borrowing, compare Thai เทียบ (tîiap). Doublet of thiếp.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰip̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier tấm) thiệp

    1. invitation card; invitation letter
      thiệp cưới ― an invitation letter to a wedding
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