điệp

See also: Điệp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗip̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶 (“butterfly”).

The sense of "scallop" is due to the visual similarity between scallop's valves and butterfly's wings when spread.

Noun

(classifier con) điệp

  1. (archaic, literary) butterfly
    Synonym: hồ điệp
  2. scallop (bivalve mollusc)
  3. scallop powder (used in papermaking)

Noun

(classifier cây) điệp

  1. (Southern Vietnam) Caesalpinia pulcherrima
    Synonyms: điệp đỏ, điệp cúng, kim phượng
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 疊.

Verb

điệp

  1. to repeat; to reduplicate
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Etymology 3

Romanization

điệp

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 諜
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Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牒.

Noun

điệp

  1. (archaic, historical) official message; official letter
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