Definition

1. Noun (archaic):

   • Official message or letter: In historical or literary contexts, "điệp" refers to an official document, dispatch, or formal written communication.
   • Butterfly (literary, poetic): A poetic term for a butterfly, often used in classical literature to evoke beauty or transience.

2. Verb (literary):

   • To repeat or reiterate: To state something again, particularly used for the repetition of ideas, words, or themes in a rhetorical or artistic manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Official letter):
  • Nhà vua ban hành một tờ điệp. (The king issued an official dispatch.)
• Noun (Butterfly):
  • Trong thơ, "điệp" thường tượng trưng cho giấc mộng đẹp. (In poetry, "điệp" often symbolizes a beautiful dream.)
• Verb (To repeat):
  • Nhà văn điệp ý đó trong suốt chương sách. (The writer repeats that idea throughout the book chapter.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mộng điệp": A beautiful dream; a poetic compound meaning a dream as fleeting and lovely as a butterfly.

  • Câu chuyện của họ như một giấc mộng điệp. (Their story is like a beautiful, fleeting dream.)

• "Điệp ý": To reiterate an idea; a literary term for the rhetorical repetition of a concept.

  • Sự điệp ý làm nổi bật chủ đề chính. (The reiteration of the idea highlights the main theme.)

Variants and Related Words

• Điệp từ (n): A repeated word; a term in rhetoric and poetry for lexical repetition.

  • Điệp từ "nhớ" trong bài thơ tạo nên âm điệu da diết. (The repeated word "remember" in the poem creates a haunting rhythm.)

• Điệp ngữ (n): Refrain; the repetition of a phrase or sentence, often in poetry or song.

  • Điệp ngữ "xuân hạ thu đông" nhấn mạnh sự tuần hoàn của thời gian. (The refrain "spring, summer, fall, winter" emphasizes the cycle of time.)

Synonyms

• Repeat (v): To say or do again.
• Dispatch (n): An official message (archaic).
• Butterfly (n): A flying insect (poetic).
• Refrain (n): A repeated line or phrase.

Related Idioms

• "Điệp điệp trùng trùng": An idiom describing something layered, continuous, or occurring in endless succession, like waves or mountains.
  • Núi non điệp điệp trùng trùng. (The mountains range upon range, peak after peak.)

1. (từ cũ) Official message, official letter.
2. (văn chương,cũ) Butterfly
   • Mộng điệp
     Beautiful dream
3. Repeat (like a refrain)
   • Điệp ý
     To repeat an idea