điều

See also: dieu, Dieu, điêu, điếu, and điệu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 條.

Noun

điều

1. word
2. sentence
3. pretext
4. fact, event, occurrence, happening
5. thing, matter
6. point, clause

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) điều

1. cashew

Synonyms

• đào lộn hột