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điếu

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điếu means pipe; hookah.

Chinese characters: 吊

Meanings of điếu in English

Noun

  1. pipe (for smoking)
  2. hookah

Classifier

  1. Used for cigarettes, cigars, pipes.

Verb

  1. to condole on someone's death

Words with điếu

Example sentences with điếu

  • Một hộp thuốc lá gồm 20 điếu. A pack of cigarettes contains 20 of them.
  • Anh ấy xin một điếu thuốc. He asked for a cigarette.
  • Cô ấy hút 20 điếu thuốc một ngày. She smokes 20 cigarettes a day.
  • Bà ta hút 20 điếu thuốc lá một ngày. She smokes 20 cigarettes a day.
  • Tôi đồng ý phần lớn những điếu anh ấy nói. For the most part, I agree with what he said.
  • Sami đã đi ra ngoài để hút một điếu thuốc. Sami went outside to smoke a cigarette.
  • Sami đã đi ra ngoài để hút một điếu thuốc lá. Sami went outside to smoke a cigarette.
  • Vừa hút điếu xì gà to, ông ta vừa kể chuyện về Grô-en-lăng. Smoking a fat cigar, he told stories about Greenland.

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, điếu could be written as 吊, 釣. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 吊 (“condole”).

Frequently asked questions

What does điếu mean in English?

điếu (noun) means "pipe; hookah".

How do you pronounce điếu?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiəw˧˦]; Saigon [ʔɗiw˦˥]. Tones: điếu — rising tone (sắc).

Is điếu a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. điếu is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 吊.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.