điêu

See also: dieu, Dieu, điếu, điều, điệu, and điểu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˧˧]

Etymology 1

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Adjective

điêu • (叼)

(chiefly Northern Vietnam) habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie
Người đâu mà điêu ngoa !
You lie like you breathe, don't you?

Đừng có điêu ! Không đời nào mày làm nổi !
Don't BS me! No way you could do it!

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵰

Noun

điêu

(wuxia fiction) a giant eagle in Jin Yong's wuxia novels and their live action adaptations
Synonym: chim điêu

Anh hùng xạ điêu
The Eagle-Shooting Heroes

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