đài

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dai"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臺 or 台.

Noun

(classifier cái) đài

  1. (chiefly in fixed expressions) used in words for certain raised structures or platforms
    đài quan sát ― a watchtower or observatory
    đài tưởng niệm ― a platform on which there is a monument or obelisk
    đoạn đầu đài ― a scaffold
  2. (broadcasting) a network or station
    đài truyền hình ― a TV network
    đài phát thanh ― a radio station
  3. (by extension) a radio (receiver)
    nghe đài ― to listen to the radio
    cái đài cũ, bám bụi ― an old, dusty radio
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Adjective

đài

  1. (literary, only in compounds) noble-mannered
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Etymology 2

Romanization

đài

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 苔
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Etymology 3

Romanization

đài

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 跆
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See also

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