"chai" meaning in Vietnamese

See chai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [t͡ɕaːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaːj˧˧] [Huế], [caːj˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} chai, {{vi-adj}} chai
  1. (of skin) callous
    Sense id: en-chai-vi-adj-KZETXSJg Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 41 38 3 19
  2. (of a battery) spent
    Sense id: en-chai-vi-adj-JwXYP6e8 Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cái Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 41 38 3 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Skin Disambiguation of Skin: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕaːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕaːj˧˧] [Huế], [caːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], 𥑂 [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=𥑂}} chai • (𥑂), {{vi-noun|𥑂|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) chai • (𥑂)
  1. a bottle
    Sense id: en-chai-vi-noun-0FThFfd1 Categories (other): Containers Disambiguation of Containers: 4 5 45 45
  2. (slang) one million dongs Tags: slang Synonyms: củ
    Sense id: en-chai-vi-noun-bhXO6Lo4 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Containers Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 11 12 2 75 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 41 38 3 19 Disambiguation of Containers: 4 5 45 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Skin Disambiguation of Skin: 0 0 0 0
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          "one",
          "one"
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          "million",
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          "dong",
          "dong"
        ]
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        "(slang) one million dongs"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "trai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chai"
}

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          "english": "to have calluses on one's hand",
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          "english": "callous; apathetic",
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              7,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "the battery's no good anymore (won't hold a charge)",
          "text": "pin bị chai rồi",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spent"
      ],
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          "spent"
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        "(of a battery) spent"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "trai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chai"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a bottle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bottle",
          "bottle"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "one million dongs"
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          "million",
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          "dong",
          "dong"
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        "(slang) one million dongs"
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[caːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "trai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chai"
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          ],
          "english": "a callus",
          "text": "vết chai",
          "type": "example"
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        {
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              3,
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          "english": "to have calluses on one's hand",
          "text": "bị chai tay",
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          "english": "callous; apathetic",
          "text": "chai sạn",
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      "glosses": [
        "callous"
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        "(of skin) callous"
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          "english": "the battery's no good anymore (won't hold a charge)",
          "text": "pin bị chai rồi",
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        "spent"
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        "(of a battery) spent"
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        "of a battery"
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    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕaːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[caːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "trai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chai"
}

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