điệp

See also: Điệp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier con) điệp

  1. (archaic, literary) butterfly
    Synonym: hồ điệp
  2. (dialectal) fenghuang
    Synonym: phượng
  3. scallop (bivalve mollusc)
  4. scallop powder (used in papermaking)
  5. (archaic, literary, figuratively) sleep
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

điệp

  1. to repeat; to reduplicate
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • điệp điệp trùng trùng
  • điệp khúc
  • điệp ngữ
  • điệp trùng
  • điệp vận

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Verb

điệp

  1. (in compounds) to spy
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

điệp

  1. (archaic, historical) official message; official letter
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