đại

See also: dai, daí, dài, dāi, dǎi, Dai, and Đại

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大 (“big, great”).

Adjective

đại

(only in compounds) big; great

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 代.

Adjective

đại

(only in compounds) representative

Derived terms

đại biểu (代表)
đại từ (代詞)

Etymology 3

Shortened from qua loa đại khái.

Adverb

đại

randomly, or in a irresponsible way
Cứ chọn đại một cái đi!
Just choose one randomly!

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