đầu thai

verb Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧]Huế [ʔɗəw˦˩ tʰaːj˧˧]Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đầufallinghuyền thailevelngang

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

đầu thai means to reincarnate.

Chinese characters: 投胎

Meanings of đầu thai in English

Verb

to reincarnate

Example sentences with đầu thai

Tom muốn được đầu thai thành phụ nữ. Tom would like to be reincarnated as a woman.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投胎.

Frequently asked questions

What does đầu thai mean in English?

đầu thai (verb) means "to reincarnate".

How do you pronounce đầu thai?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧]. Tones: đầu — falling tone (huyền), thai — level tone (ngang).

Is đầu thai a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. đầu thai is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 投胎.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.