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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 待 (“to wait for”, SV: đãi).
Pronunciation
Verb
đợi • (𫁧)
- to wait for, to await
- Hãy đợi đấy! ― Well, Just You Wait! (a cartoon series by Soyuzmultfilm)
1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 553-554:管包𣎃待𢆥徐
擬𠊛咹𩙌𦣰湄㤕忱- Quản bao tháng đợi, năm chờ,
Nghĩ người ăn gió, nằm mưa, xót thầm.
- I care not how many months and years I must wait, my heart will follow you wherever you go. Oh, my dear! I already suffer at the thought that you are going to be exposed to winds and rains.
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