dai
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːj˧˧/
Central
/jaːj˧˥/
Southern
/jaːj˧˧/
tough
3 senses
Adjective
tough
Adverb
persistently
Adjective
persistent
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Adjective
Sense 1
Adjective
tough
Properties & States
Being strong and difficult to break, tear, or chew when referring to food.
vi Miếng thịt bò này hơi dai và khó cắt.
en This piece of beef is a bit tough and hard to cut.
Sense 2
Adjective
persistent
Showing a firm and steady attitude by not giving up on a goal.
vi Anh ấy rất dai trong việc theo đuổi mục tiêu của mình.
en He is very persistent in pursuing his goals.
Adverb
Sense 3
Adverb
persistently
Performing an action in a determined way that continues for a long time.
vi Anh ấy hỏi mượn tiền tôi rất dai.
en He asked to borrow money from me very persistently.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦀊
Candidates by syllable
dai
𦀊
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.