bài

See also: bai, Bai, bái, bāi, băi, bǎi, ba'i, and bai'

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• bai — nonstandard

Romanization

bài (bai⁴, Zhuyin ㄅㄞˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 呗
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 唄／呗
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 庍
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拜
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拝
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 敗／败
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 棎
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 稗
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 粺／稗
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薜
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蛽
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 贁
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 败
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鞭
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㗑

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩]

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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牌 (“card”).

Noun

(classifier lá) bài

1. card, playing card, card game

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bài bạc

 

Noun

(classifier tấm) bài

1. tag, tablet

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bài vị

 

Noun

bài • (󲄃)

1. lesson
2. exercise, paper, task, theme

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bài giảng
• bài học
• bài tập
• bài vở

 

Classifier

bài

1. used for compositions like songs, drawings, poems, essays, etc.

See also

• cạc (“card”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 排.

Verb

bài

1. to be against; to oppose; to act against

See also

Derived terms

• an bài
• bài bác
• bài ngoại
• bài trừ
• bài xích