dại
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-daːlʔ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩˨]
Adjective
dại (𥹞, 𤵺)
- (of grasses) wild
- cỏ dại
- wild grasses; weeds
- (of animals, usually of dogs and people bitten by dogs) rabid
- chó dại
- a rabid/mad dog
- (of people) inexperienced or lacking in common sense, therefore prone to bad choices or decisions
- Mày to đầu mà dại lắm con ạ!
- Sometimes I wonder how much brain you have in that big head of yours!
Adverb
dại (𥹞, 𤵺)
- (in certain contexts) wild
- Cây này mọc dại chứ đâu ai trồng.
- This tree grows wild, nobody planted it.
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