xài
Tày
editEtymology
editUltimately from Chinese 財 (MC dzoj, “money”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [saːj˧˨]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [saːj˩]
Noun
editxài
- wealth
- slống xài ― to offer valuables
- fát xài ― to make a fortune
Derived terms
editReferences
editVietnamese
editEtymology
editPossibly related to Khmer ចាយ (caay), Ruching Palaung chāī, Cantonese 使 (sai2, “to use; to spend (money)”), 嘥 (saai1).
Pronunciation
editVerb
edit- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to use
- (Southern Vietnam, informal, colloquial) to spend (money)