đoái hoài

verb

Hanoi [ʔɗwaːj˧˦ hwaːj˨˩]Huế [ʔɗwaːj˨˩˦ hwaːj˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗwaːj˦˥ waːj˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

đoáirisingsắc hoàifallinghuyền

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Meanings of đoái hoài in English

Verb

to take care of something or somebody with kindness ≈ để ý để tâm
- Không có vợ bên cạnh thì hắn không đoái hoài đến nhà cửa gì cả.Without his wife there, he never cares of the household chores.

Example sentences with đoái hoài

Chẳng ai thèm đoái hoài đến chúng ta cả. Nobody gives a crap about us.

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

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce đoái hoài?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗwaːj˧˦ hwaːj˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗwaːj˦˥ waːj˨˩]. Tones: đoái — rising tone (sắc), hoài — falling tone (huyền).

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.