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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 帶 (SV: đái).
Noun
đai • (𧜵 - 帒, 岱)
- (martial arts, clothing) a belt
- đai đen ― a black belt
đai xanh 2 đẳng- a blue belt with 2 stripes
Cuối tuần này tao thi lên đai.- I'm gonna be taking a rank-up exam near the end of this week.
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from English die.
Verb
đai
- (computing, slang) to malfunction; to crash; to be broken
Cái máy tính này đai rồi.- This computer is broken.
Etymology 3
Compare Khmer ដី (dəy, “earth; land”).
Compound part
đai • (墆, 𪥔)
- (only in compounds) land
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