điều ước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 條約 (“treaty”), interpreted as điều (“abstract thing”) +‎ ước (“to wish”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Noun

điều ước

(dated) Synonym of hiệp ước (“treaty”)
a wish
Thần đèn ban cho A-la-đanh 3 điều ước.
The genie of the lamp granted Aladdin 3 wishes.

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