điệp
See also: Điệp
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蝶.
Noun
(classifier con) điệp
- (archaic, literary) butterfly
- Synonym: hồ điệp
- (dialectal) fenghuang
- Synonym: phượng
- scallop (bivalve mollusc)
- scallop powder (used in papermaking)
- (archaic, literary, figurative) sleep
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 疊.
Verb
điệp
- to repeat; to reduplicate
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Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 諜.
Verb
điệp
- (in compounds) to spy
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Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 牒.
Noun
điệp
- (archaic, historical) official message; official letter