điệu

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See also: dieu, Dieu, Diệu, điếu, điều, điêu, điểu, diệu, and diều

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 調.

Pronunciation

Noun

điệu

  1. a mannerism (habitual behavior)
    Synonym: điệu bộ

Classifier

điệu

  1. indicates a tune, a melody, a chant or occurrence of singing, or a dance routine
    điệu hò/múa ― a "Vietnamese yodel"/dance routine

Adjective

điệu

  1. (humorous or disapproving) showy, flashy, flamboyant, gaudy, ostentatious
    Chim thiên đường có lẽ là loài chim "điệu" nhất thế giới.
    The bird of paradise is perhaps the "showiest" bird in the world.
    Trang điểm gì lâu thế ? Mình đi ăn cơm, không cần phải điệu thế đâu!
    Why are you taking so long with your makeup? We're going to eat out, you don't have to get all dolled up (literally, “you don't need to be that gaudy”)!

Verb

điệu

  1. to forcefully carry someone by lifting them up usually by the armpits
    Nó bị điệu đến đồn công an.
    He was dragged to a police station.

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