điêu
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
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Adjective
edit- (chiefly Northern Vietnam) habitually dishonest; very inclined to lie
- Người đâu mà điêu ngoa !
- You lie like you breathe, don't you?
- Đừng có điêu ! Không đời nào mày làm nổi !
- Don't BS me! No way you could do it!
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 鵰
Noun
editđiêu
- (wuxia fiction) a giant eagle in Jin Yong's wuxia novels and their live action adaptations
- Synonym: chim điêu
- Anh hùng xạ điêu
- The Eagle-Shooting Heroes