Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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đai (𧜵 - , )

  1. (martial arts, clothing) a belt
    đai đena black belt
    đai xanh 2 đẳng
    a blue belt with 2 stripes
    Cuối tuần này tao thi lên đai.
    I'm gonna be taking a rank-up exam near the end of this week.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English die.

Verb

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đai

  1. (computing, slang) to malfunction; to crash; to be broken
    Cái máy tính này đai rồi.
    This computer is broken.

Etymology 3

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Compare Khmer ដី (dəy, earth; land).

Compound part

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đai (, 𪥔)

  1. (only in compounds) land
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