đẹp

See also: dep, DEP, and dép

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

đẹp • (惵, 擛, 葉, 𢢲, 𫅠, 𬙾, 󰄮, 󰽨)

  1. beautiful
    Antonym: xấu
    Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn, xấu người đẹp nết còn hơn đẹp người.
    Good woodwork is better than good finish, ugliness with a good personality is better than good looks.
    1. pleasant to look at; good-looking
      Synonym: đẹp mắt
      cái đẹp ― beauty
      đẹp gái ― (of girls or women) beautiful
      đẹp trai ― (of boys or men) handsome
      cảnh đẹp ― a beautiful landscape
      người đẹp vì lụa, lúa tốt vì phân
      clothes make person look good the way fertilizer helps rice grow
      (literally, “people look good thanks to silk, rice grows well thanks to fertilizer”)
    2. nice
      quần áo đẹp ― nice clothing
      trời đẹp ― nice weather

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