đại

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dai"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

đại

  1. (only in compounds) big; great
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 代.

Adjective

đại

  1. (only in compounds) representative
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Shortened from qua loa đại khái.

Adverb

đại

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