vái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 拜 (SV: bái).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaːj˦˥] ~ [jaːj˦˥]

Verb

vái

to pray, to beg to gods, spirits, deities or ancestors

Derived terms

Derived terms

khấn vái
vái lạy

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