"lái" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [laːj˧˦] [Hà-Nội], [laːj˨˩˦] [Huế], [laːj˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] 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), {{m|vi|đà}} đà 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 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns without classifiers, Numerals in pig traders' cant Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 39 14 7 19 12 0 6 2 1 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns without classifiers: 29 18 10 14 18 7 5 Disambiguation of Numerals in pig traders' cant: 48 9 6 11 18 0 4 3 2
  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
  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˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
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˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] 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), {{m|vi|đà}} đà 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˦˥] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK]
Etymology: Possibly related to trại (as in đọc trại (“to deviate in pronunciation”), nói trại). Likely also contaminated by the etymology above. Etymology templates: {{m|vi|trại}} trại, {{m|vi|đọc trại||to deviate in pronunciation}} đọc trại (“to deviate in pronunciation”), {{m|vi|nói trại}} nói trại 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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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "vi",
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          "english": "to drive a car",
          "text": "lái xe",
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        "to control; to drive, to ride, to pilot, etc."
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          "control",
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        "(vehicles) to control; to drive, to ride, to pilot, etc."
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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.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on"
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          "digress",
          "digress"
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        [
          "sidetrack",
          "sidetrack"
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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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        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lái"
}

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        "steering wheel; steering control"
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          "steer",
          "steer"
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        "(nautical) rudder"
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            "Transport",
            "All topics",
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        "aft; the stern portion of a boat"
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          "nautical",
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          "boat",
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        "(by extension, nautical) aft; the stern portion of a boat"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "đuôi"
        },
        {
          "word": "tếch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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          "word": "lái xe"
        }
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        "Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
      ],
      "id": "en-lái-vi-noun-~Sdcm8Dq",
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        [
          "lái xe",
          "lái xe#Vietnamese"
        ],
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          "driver",
          "driver"
        ],
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          "lái đò",
          "lái đò#Vietnamese"
        ],
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          "boatman",
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        ]
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        "(colloquial) Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "colloquial"
      ]
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        "used to refer to a merchant or trader"
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        [
          "merchant",
          "merchant#English"
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          "trader",
          "trader#English"
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        "(colloquial) used to refer to a merchant or trader"
      ],
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        "colloquial"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lái"
}

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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
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        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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    }
  ],
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        "(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) two"
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        {
          "english": "one",
          "word": "chách"
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          "word": "lái"
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        {
          "english": "two",
          "word": "nái"
        },
        {
          "english": "three",
          "word": "thâm"
        },
        {
          "english": "four",
          "word": "chớ"
        },
        {
          "english": "five",
          "word": "kẹo"
        },
        {
          "english": "six",
          "word": "mục"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "word": "khắp"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "word": "hấp"
        },
        {
          "english": "eight",
          "word": "bét"
        },
        {
          "english": "nine",
          "word": "khươm"
        },
        {
          "english": "nine",
          "word": "khơm"
        },
        {
          "english": "ten",
          "word": "nạp"
        },
        {
          "english": "ten",
          "word": "lạp"
        }
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        {
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      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
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    "Vietnamese terms borrowed from Sino-Tibetan languages",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Old Chinese",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Sino-Tibetan languages",
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        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples",
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        {
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          "drive"
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          "ride",
          "ride"
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          "pilot",
          "pilot"
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        "transport",
        "vehicles"
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        {
          "english": "Don't you sidetrack to other things when we have this to discuss.",
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        }
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        "to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on"
      ],
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        [
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          "digress"
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        [
          "sidetrack",
          "sidetrack"
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        [
          "put",
          "put"
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        [
          "spin",
          "spin"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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    {
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        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Vietnamese nouns",
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    "Vietnamese numerals",
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    {
      "form": "梩",
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        "CJK"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "梩"
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "steering wheel; steering control"
      ],
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        [
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          "steering wheel"
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          "steer",
          "steer"
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        [
          "control",
          "control"
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      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "vi:Nautical"
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      "glosses": [
        "rudder"
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        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
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        [
          "rudder",
          "rudder"
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        "(nautical) rudder"
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
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    },
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        "aft; the stern portion of a boat"
      ],
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        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
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          "aft",
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          "stern",
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          "boat"
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        {
          "word": "đuôi"
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        {
          "word": "tếch"
        }
      ],
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        "broadly"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
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        }
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        "Vietnamese short forms"
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        "Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
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          "lái xe#Vietnamese"
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          "driver",
          "driver"
        ],
        [
          "lái đò",
          "lái đò#Vietnamese"
        ],
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          "boatman",
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        ]
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        "(colloquial) Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)."
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
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      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese colloquialisms"
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      "glosses": [
        "used to refer to a merchant or trader"
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        "(colloquial) used to refer to a merchant or trader"
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        "colloquial"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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  "categories": [
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese numerals",
    "Vietnamese terms borrowed from Sino-Tibetan languages",
    "Vietnamese terms derived from Sino-Tibetan languages",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "form": "梩",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
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        "4": "",
        "head": "",
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    {
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        "to \"switch\" around sounds"
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      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Vietnamese numerals",
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    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "vi:Numerals in pig traders' cant"
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      "args": {
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      "args": {
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        "2": "numeral",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": ""
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
        "1": "numeral"
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      "name": "vi-pos"
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  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "num",
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    {
      "english": "one",
      "word": "chách"
    },
    {
      "english": "two",
      "word": "lái"
    },
    {
      "english": "two",
      "word": "nái"
    },
    {
      "english": "three",
      "word": "thâm"
    },
    {
      "english": "four",
      "word": "chớ"
    },
    {
      "english": "five",
      "word": "kẹo"
    },
    {
      "english": "six",
      "word": "mục"
    },
    {
      "english": "seven",
      "word": "khắp"
    },
    {
      "english": "seven",
      "word": "hấp"
    },
    {
      "english": "eight",
      "word": "bét"
    },
    {
      "english": "nine",
      "word": "khươm"
    },
    {
      "english": "nine",
      "word": "khơm"
    },
    {
      "english": "ten",
      "word": "nạp"
    },
    {
      "english": "ten",
      "word": "lạp"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Vietnamese terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        "two"
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        [
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          "two"
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      ],
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        "(probably obsolete, chiefly pig traders' cant) two"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˧˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˨˩˦]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laːj˦˥]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "nái"
    }
  ],
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}

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