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đại thể

adverbnoun Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ tʰe˧˩]Huế [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ tʰej˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ tʰej˨˩˦] browser voice
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đại thể means generally; fundamentally.

Chinese characters: 大體

Meanings of đại thể in English

Adverb

  1. generally, fundamentally
    • Chuyện đại thể là vậy.Basically the story goes like that.

Noun

  1. rare general situation

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大體.

Frequently asked questions

What does đại thể mean in English?

đại thể (adverb) means "generally; fundamentally".

How do you pronounce đại thể?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ tʰe˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ tʰej˨˩˦]. Tones: đại — heavy tone (nặng), thể — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is đại thể a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đại thể is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 大體.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.