chài

See also: chai, Chai, chái, chāi, chǎi, and chải

Mandarin

Romanization

chài (Zhuyin ㄔㄞˋ)

Pinyin transcription of 囆
Pinyin transcription of 瘥
Pinyin transcription of 虿
Pinyin transcription of 蠆
Pinyin transcription of 袃

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟaːl (“casting-net”), borrowed from Sanskrit जाल (jāla, “net; snare”); cognate with Malay jala.

Noun

(classifier cái) chài

a kind of fishing net
(by extension) fishery with nets

Derived terms

Derived terms

chài lưới
ghe chài
làng chài
mồi chài
thuyền chài

Interjection

chài

(Internet slang) Eye dialect spelling of trời, representing Southern Vietnam Vietnamese.
Chài! Ka zj zở wá zợ?
Gosh! His voice is terrible!

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