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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 隊 (“team, group”).
Noun
đội
- team
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 戴 (SV: đái).
Verb
đội
- to wear (headgear)
Nhớ đội nón bảo hiểm khi ra đường nha.- Remember to wear helmet when you're on the road.
- đầu đội trời, chân đạp đất ― (of a man) having masculine qualities such as strength, determination, decisiveness, etc. (literally, “wearing the sky on the head, planting feet on the ground”)
See also
- mặc (“to wear a top or bottom”)
- đi/mang (“to wear a piece of footwear”)
- quàng (“to wear a scarf”)
- đeo (“to wear an accessory”)
References
- ^ Alves, Mark J. Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic Reconstructions