đài

See also: dai, daí, dài, dāi, dǎi, đại, and Dai

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臺.

Adjective

đài

(literary, only in compounds) noble-mannered

Noun

đài

a platform
đài tưởng niệm ― a platform where there is a monument or an obelisk

đài quan sát ― a watchtower or an observatory

đoạn đầu đài ― a platform for beheading
(broadcasting) a network or a station
đài truyền hình ― television station
(radio, by extension) a radio (receiver)
nghe đài ― to listen to the radio

cái đài cũ, bám bụi ― an old, dusty radio

Romanization

đài

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 苔

Derived terms

đài nguyên (苔原, “tundra”)

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