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phép

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Hanoi [fɛp̚˧˦]Huế [fɛp̚˦˧˥]Saigon [fɛp̚˦˥] browser voice
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phép means permission; authorization.

Meanings of phép in English

Noun

  1. permission; authorization
    • xin phépto ask for permission
    • cấp phépto grant permission
    • cho phépto allow to
  2. custom
    • phải phépappropriate, according to custom
    • vô phépwithout manners
  3. a methodology
    • phép biện chứngdialectic
    • phép chiếua type of projection
    • phép tínhan arithmetic
  4. archaic feudal law
    • phép vuathe law, as decreed by the monarch

Noun

  1. a magical power
    • Tôn Ngộ Không có 72 phép biến hoá.Sun Wukong can perform 72 different transformations.

Adjective

  1. magical
    • đũa phépa magic wand

Words with phép

chịu phépcho phépgiấy phépkhuôn phéplàm phéplễ phépmạn phépnghỉ phépphép biện chứngphép tắcphép thuậtphép toántrái phépvô phépphép chiaphép cộngphép mầuphép nhânphép thửphép trừ

Example sentences with phép

  • Bạn đã xin phép bố mẹ chưa? Did you ask for your parents' permission?
  • Tôi không được phép hạnh phúc ư? Am I not allowed to be happy?
  • Tôi không được phép uống rượu. I'm not allowed to drink alcohol.
  • Bạn không được phép uống rượu. You’re not allowed to drink wine.
  • Tôi đã không được phép ăn gì cả. I wasn't allowed to eat anything.
  • Anh không được phép cắm trại ở đây. You're not allowed to camp here.
  • Con chó không được phép vào phòng ăn. The dog isn't allowed in the dining room.
  • Tôi phải xin phép Tom. I had to ask Tom for permission.

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, phép could be written as 法. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 法 (“rule, custom, method”, SV: pháp). Doublet of Pháp. Cognate with Lao ແບບ (bǣp), Thai แบบ (bɛ̀ɛp), Khmer បែប (baep).

Frequently asked questions

What does phép mean in English?

phép (noun) means "permission; authorization".

How do you pronounce phép?

IPA: Hanoi [fɛp̚˧˦]; Saigon [fɛp̚˦˥]. Tones: phép — rising tone (sắc).

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.