điển

See also: dien, diễn, điên, điền, and điện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 典 (“law, canon”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiən˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

điển

(only in compounds) classical book, classical example, literary allusion
(only in compounds) statute, code
(only in compounds) compendium

Derived terms

cổ điển (classical, classic)
tự điển (dictionary)

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