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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 條.
Noun
điều
- something to say or tell
- có nhiều điều muốn nói ― to have a lot to say
- something to think about or discuss
- học được nhiều điều hay ― to have learnt a lot of cool stuff
- một điều giản dị ― a simple fact
- có điều ― although (literally, “there's one thing”)
- (business, law, of a contract or legislative bill) a clause
- Chương I, Điều 1 ― Chapter I, Clause 1
- (law, of a constitution) an article
- Chương I, Điều 1 ― Chapter I, Article 1
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Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 桃 (“peach”, SV: đào). Compare bảo vs. biểu, cáo vs. kiếu.
Noun
(classifier cây, quả, trái) điều • (樤, 桃)
- cashew
- Synonym: đào lộn hột
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