chào đời

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Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]Huế [t͡ɕaːw˦˩ ʔɗəːj˦˩]Saigon [caːw˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩] browser voice

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chàofallinghuyền đờifallinghuyền

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chào đời means to be born.

Meanings of chào đời in English

Verb

intransitive to be born
- em bé chào đờia baby was born

Example sentences with chào đời

Trời đang có tuyết rơi vào ngày tôi chào đời. It was snowing the day I was born.

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

Etymology

Frequently asked questions

What does chào đời mean in English?

chào đời (verb) means "to be born".

How do you pronounce chào đời?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕaːw˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]; Saigon [caːw˨˩ ʔɗəːj˨˩]. Tones: chào — falling tone (huyền), đời — 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.