bái

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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

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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

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]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拜.

Pronunciation

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

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