đại khái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大概.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ xaːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ xaːj˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ xaːj˦˥]

Adverb

đại khái

  1. (literally) The big idea.
  2. In general; generally.
  3. overall

Adjective

đại khái

  1. (by extension) perfunctory
    Synonyms: qua loa, hời hợt
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