thiếp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰip̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妾 (“concubine”).

Noun

thiếp

a concubine

Pronoun

thiếp

(archaic, now literary, chiefly fiction, affectionate) I; me (used by a woman to her beloved man, along with chàng (“you”))

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帖.

Noun

thiếp

a card, such as a greeting card, Christmas card, etc.

Usage notes

Compare with cạc and bài.

Derived terms

thiếp mừng Nô-en
danh thiếp (“business card”)

Synonyms

thiệp

Etymology 3

Verb

thiếp

to fall asleep

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