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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
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