chài
Pronunciation
Northern
/ʨa̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/ʨaːj˧˧/
Southern
/ʨaːj˨˩/
cast net
3 senses
Noun
cast net
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
cast net
Occupations & Workplace
A cast net is a cone-shaped fishing net that is thrown by hand into the water to catch fish or shrimp.
vi Người ngư dân quăng chài xuống sông để bắt cá.
en The fisherman throws a cast net into the river to catch fish.
Sense 2
Noun
cast net fishery
This noun refers to the practice or industry of catching fish using traditional cast nets thrown into the water by hand.
vi Nghề chài đã gắn bó với người dân làng này từ lâu.
en Cast net fishery has been linked to this village people for a long time.
Interjection
Sense 3
Interjection
gosh
This interjection is an alternative form of the word for gosh, used to express feelings of surprise, regret, or annoyance.
vi Chài, tôi lại quên mang theo chìa khóa rồi!
en Gosh, I forgot to bring the keys again!
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
䊷
Candidates by syllable
chài
䊷（𦄴 / 𦨑 / 𩵝）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.