ép
Hanoi [ʔɛp̚˧˦]Huế [ʔɛp̚˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔɛp̚˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of ép in English
Verb
- to force/coerce someone to do something against their will
- to squeeze an organic material or ingredient to get liquid out of it
- to laminate (to assemble from thin sheets; to сover in protective plastic)
- ván épplywood
- ép bằng lái xe/tốt nghiệpto laminate a driver's licence/diploma
Noun
- The name of the Latin script letter F/f.
Words with ép
Example sentences with ép
- Họ ép ông ta từ chức. They forced him to resign.
- Tôi bị ép phải im lặng. I was forced into silence.
- Anh ta ép cô ấy để giành lấy nó. He took it from her by force.
- Anh ấy ép tôi xuống gường bằng vũ lưc. He forced me onto the bed using physical strength.
- Sami ép Layla làm đồng phạm buôn thuốc cấm. Sami forced Layla to be a drug mule.
- Anh ấy uống nước cam ép thay vì nước chanh đường. He drank orange juice instead of lemonade.
- Johannes Gutenberg đã phát minh ra máy in ép vào thế kỉ thứ mười lăm. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the fifteenth century.
- Tôi đã đến thăm Pa-ri, nhưng tôi đã không leo lên tháp Ép-phen vì tôi sợ độ cao. I visited Paris, but I didn't climb the Eiffel tower, since I'm afraid of heights.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ép could be written as 𢹥, 𠶟. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 壓 (SV: áp). Also compare ẹp.
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce ép?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɛp̚˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɛp̚˦˥]. Tones: ép — rising tone (sắc).