điều ước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 條約 (“treaty”), interpreted as điều (“abstract thing”) +‎ ước (“to wish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

điều ước

  1. (dated) synonym of hiệp ước (“treaty”)
  2. a wish
    Thần đèn ban cho A-la-đanh 3 điều ước.
    The genie of the lamp granted Aladdin 3 wishes.
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