bái

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

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of bái – see 䆀 (“bad; not good; disappointing; of poor quality”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 䆀).

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• bai — nonstandard

Pronunciation

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Romanization

bái (bai², Zhuyin ㄅㄞˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 白
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 拜

Tày

Etymology

Compare Vietnamese ăn mải.

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [ɓaːj˧˥]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [ɓaːj˦]

Noun

bái

1. an occasion where neighbors gather to work on something together

   pay (kin) bái ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   bái nà, bái râ̱y ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎^[1] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拜.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˦˥]

Verb

bái

1. (chiefly religion) to bow during an act of worship as sign of respect or to show sincerity

   bái trời ― to bow to Heaven

See also

Derived terms

• bái lạy
• bái tạ
• cúng bái