thiếp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəp̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰip̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 妾 (“concubine”).

Noun

thiếp

1. a concubine

Pronoun

thiếp

1. (archaic, now literary, chiefly fiction, women's speech, endearing) I/me (referring to a beloved woman)

   Antonym: chàng

   • c. 1800, Hồ Xuân Hương, Đánh cờ [A Game of Xiangqi]:

     俍众妾胋陳濁

     Chàng với thiếp đêm khuya trằn trọc

     You and I, in the dead of night

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 帖.

Noun

thiếp

1. a card, such as a greeting card, Christmas card, etc.

   Synonym: thiệp

Usage notes

Compare with cạc and bài.

Derived terms

• thiếp mừng Nô-en
• danh thiếp (名帖, “business card”)

Etymology 3

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

Verb

thiếp

1. to fall asleep