thông điệp

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Sino-Vietnamese Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗiəp̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗip̚˨˩˨] browser voice

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thông điệp means encyclical; diplomatic note; official note.

Chinese characters: 通牒 (通 “to go through, to pass through” + 牒 “official message, official letter”)

Meanings of thông điệp in English

Noun

encyclical
diplomatic note; official note; correspondence
message; memo

Example sentences with thông điệp

Jackson đã gửi một thông điệp đến tổng thống Monroe. Jackson sent a message to President Monroe.
Anh ấy nhận được thông điệp quan trọng từ người ngoài hành tinh. He received an important message from the aliens.
Tôi có thông điệp quan trọng muốn gửi đến những ai đang ở đây. I have an important message for everyone present.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通牒, composed of 通 (“to go through, to pass through”) and 牒 (“official message, official letter”).

Frequently asked questions

What does thông điệp mean in English?

thông điệp (noun) means "encyclical; diplomatic note; official note".

How do you pronounce thông điệp?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗip̚˨˩˨]. Tones: thông — level tone (ngang), điệp — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thông điệp a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thông điệp is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 通牒.

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.