trái

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈaːj˦˥]

From Proto-Vietic *k-laːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaj(ʔ) ~ *klaaj(ʔ) (“to change”), cognate with Muong tlải, Khmer ក្លាយ (klaay, “to change”), Mon ကၠဲာ (klai, “to translate”). Compare also Thai กลาย (glaai), Lao ກາຍ (kāi).

trái (賴, 債, 债)

1. (often with bên) left (side, direction)

   bên trái

   on the left

   Rẽ/Quẹo (tay) trái.

   Turn left.

2. reverse (side)

   mặt trái của tấm vải

   the reverse of a piece of cloth

3. (rare) morally wrong, unreasonable, illogical

   phân rõ phải trái, đúng sai

   to distinguish between right and wrong

• (left): tả (only in certain contexts); chiêu
• (reverse): sau
• (morally wrong, unreasonable): trái lẽ, trái lý, trái lí

• (left): phải; đăm
• (reverse): phải, trước, chính

trái (賴)

1. inside out

   Lộn trái quần áo để phơi.

   Turn the clothes inside out and hang them out to dry.

• ngược

trái (賴)

1. contrary to, despite

   nắng trái tiết

   unseasonably sunny

   (literally, “sunny despite the climate”)

   trái nghĩa ― antonymous

   trái với quan niệm thông thường

   contrary to popular belief

• đối lập

From Proto-Vietic *p-leːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pləjʔ (“fruit”). Cognate with Muong tlải, Khmer ផ្លែ (phlae), Bahnar plei, Pacoh culay, Mang pløː¹.

trái (𢁑, 𣛤, 𢁑, 𣡙, 𣡚, 𧀞)

1. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a piece of fruit

   ăn trái (cây)

   to eat fruit

2. (informal) land mine

   gài trái

   to place land mines

• (fruit): trái cây, quả
• (land mine): mìn

trái (𢁑, 𣛤, 𢁑, 𣡙, 𣡚, 𧀞)

1. (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.

   trái chôm chôm ― rambutan

   trái lựu đạn ― grenade

   trái núi ― mountain

   trái banh ― football

   trái cây ― a piece of fruit

• (anything round): quả

trái (瘵)

1. smallpox

   lên trái

   to come down with smallpox

• (smallpox): đậu mùa

trái

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 債
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 責

• "trái" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)
• Nôm Lookup Tool, Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation