Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (team, group).

Noun edit

đội

  1. team
Derived terms edit
Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: đái).[1]

Verb edit

đội

  1. to wear (headgear)
    Nhớ đội nón bảo hiểm khi ra đường nha.
    Remember to wear helmet when you're on the road.
    đầu đội trời, chân đạp đất(of a man) having masculine qualities such as strength, determination, decisiveness, etc. (literally, “wearing the sky on the head, planting feet on the ground”)

See also edit

  • mặc (to wear a top or bottom)
  • đi/mang (to wear a piece of footwear)
  • quàng (to wear a scarf)
  • đeo (to wear an accessory)

References edit

  1. ^ Alves, Mark J. Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic Reconstructions