đại gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大家, composed of 大 (“great; large; grand”) and 家 (“family”), from Chinese 大家. Not to be confused with Chinese 大爺／大爷 (đại da).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ jaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jaː˧˧]

Noun

đại gia

1. a tycoon; a magnate

   con nhà đại gia ― children of a tycoon; rich kids