điêu
adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˧˧]Huế [ʔɗiw˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗiw˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
điêu means habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie.
Chinese characters: 鵰
Meanings of điêu in English
Adjective
- Northern Vietnam habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie
- Người đâu mà điêu ngoa !You lie like you breathe, don't you?
- Đừng có điêu ! Không đời nào mày làm nổi !Don't BS me! No way you could do it!
Noun
- literary eagle
- wuxia fiction a giant eagle in Jin Yong's wuxia novels and their live action adaptations
- Anh hùng xạ điêuThe Eagle-Shooting Heroes
Words with điêu
Example sentences with điêu
- Chúng tôi đều biết là Tom và Mary đang nói điêu. We all knew Tom and Mary were bluffing.
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, điêu could be written as 叼. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵰
Frequently asked questions
What does điêu mean in English?
điêu (adjective) means "habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie".
How do you pronounce điêu?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗiw˧˧]. Tones: điêu — level tone (ngang).
Is điêu a Sino-Vietnamese word?
Yes. điêu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 鵰.