"lái" meaning in Vietnamese

See lái in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [laːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːj˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lái.wav Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: From Old Chinese 舵 (OC *lˤajʔ) (B-S) (SV: đà). Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{IPAfont|*lˤajʔ}} *lˤajʔ, {{och-l|舵|tr=*lˤajʔ}} 舵 (OC *lˤajʔ) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=梩}} lái • (梩), {{vi-noun|梩}} lái • (梩)
  1. steering wheel; steering control
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-noun-O8FWwk9s
  2. (nautical) rudder Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-noun-N9gPQ~Q8 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (by extension, nautical) aft; the stern portion of a boat Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: đuôi, tếch
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-noun-zPMCm3iT Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (colloquial) Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial Alternative form of: lái xe (extra: (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”))
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-noun-~Sdcm8Dq Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Numerals in pig traders' cant Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 3 11 3 50 10 1 14 5 2 Disambiguation of Numerals in pig traders' cant: 4 11 7 39 15 1 12 7 4
  5. (colloquial) used to refer to a merchant or trader Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-noun-mY5xE7u4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Numeral

IPA: [laːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːj˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lái.wav
Etymology: Likely from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Chinese 二 (MC nyijH). Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|sit|-}} Sino-Tibetan, {{cog|zh|-}} Chinese, {{ltc-l|二}} 二 (MC nyijH) Head templates: {{head|vi|numeral|||head=}} lái, {{vi-pos|numeral}} lái
  1. (probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) two Synonyms: nái
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-num-P8TM~nRY Related terms: chách (english: one), lái (english: two), nái (english: two), thâm (english: three), chớ (english: four), kẹo (english: five), mục (english: six), khắp (english: seven), hấp (english: seven), bét (english: eight), khươm (english: nine), khơm (english: nine), nạp (english: ten), lạp (english: ten)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [laːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːj˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lái.wav Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: From Old Chinese 舵 (OC *lˤajʔ) (B-S) (SV: đà). Etymology templates: {{bor|vi|och|-}} Old Chinese, {{IPAfont|*lˤajʔ}} *lˤajʔ, {{och-l|舵|tr=*lˤajʔ}} 舵 (OC *lˤajʔ) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=梩}} lái • (梩), {{vi-verb|梩}} lái • (梩)
  1. (vehicles) to control; to drive, to ride, to pilot, etc. Categories (topical): Vehicles
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-verb-E8z96Grq Topics: transport, vehicles
  2. (colloquial) to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-verb-cAuc~j1E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [laːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːj˦˥] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-lái.wav Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Possibly related to trại (as in đọc trại (“to deviate in pronunciation”), nói trại). Likely also contaminated by the etymology above. Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=梩}} lái • (梩), {{vi-verb|梩}} lái • (梩)
  1. (now not used in isolation, of pronunciation) to "switch" around sounds Synonyms: nói phản thiết Derived forms: nói lái
    Sense id: en-lái-vi-verb-mcg3AZYd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "Don't you sidetrack to other things when we have this to discuss.",
          "text": "Đừng có mà từ chuyện này lái qua chuyện khác.",
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        [
          "put",
          "put"
        ],
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          "spin",
          "spin"
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        "(colloquial) to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
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  "word": "lái"
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        "steering wheel; steering control"
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        "(nautical) rudder"
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        "aft; the stern portion of a boat"
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          "word": "tếch"
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        "Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
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          "lái xe",
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          "driver",
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          "lái đò#Vietnamese"
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        "(colloquial) Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
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        "(colloquial) used to refer to a merchant or trader"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
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        "Hà-Nội"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
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          "english": "one",
          "word": "chách"
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          "english": "two",
          "word": "lái"
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          "english": "two",
          "word": "nái"
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        {
          "english": "three",
          "word": "thâm"
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        {
          "english": "four",
          "word": "chớ"
        },
        {
          "english": "five",
          "word": "kẹo"
        },
        {
          "english": "six",
          "word": "mục"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "word": "khắp"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "word": "hấp"
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          "english": "eight",
          "word": "bét"
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        {
          "english": "nine",
          "word": "khươm"
        },
        {
          "english": "nine",
          "word": "khơm"
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          "english": "ten",
          "word": "nạp"
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          "english": "ten",
          "word": "lạp"
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    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese nouns",
    "Vietnamese numerals",
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      "english": "two",
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      "english": "two",
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      "english": "three",
      "word": "thâm"
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      "english": "five",
      "word": "kẹo"
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      "english": "six",
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      "english": "seven",
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      "english": "seven",
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      "english": "eight",
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      "english": "nine",
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      "english": "nine",
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      "english": "ten",
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      "english": "ten",
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      "word": "nái"
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}

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