dại

Level ≈B1 (approx.) adjectivenounadverb Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [zaːj˧˨ʔ]Huế [jaːj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [jaːj˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

dạiheavynặng

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

dại means wild; rabid.

Meanings of dại in English

Adjective

of a plant wild
- cỏ dạiweeds
of an animal rabid
- chó dạia rabid/mad dog
of a person naive and lacking in common sense
- Mày lớn/to đầu mà dại lắm con ạ!How can you be so old yet so infantile?
of a person mad, crazy, insane
- điên dạiinsanity
of body parts losing flexibility and agility
of a body part numb due to a loss of circulation
Unable to adapt to unfavorable natural conditions: inexperience, vulnerable, fragile, weak

Noun

rabies (a kind of infectious disease)

Adverb

of plants wildly; naturally; in an uncontrolled way
- Cây này mọc dại chứ đâu ai trồng.This tree grows naturally, nobody planted it.

Words with dại

dại dột dại khờ điên dại khờ dại man dại ngây dại rồ dại tê dại trót dại dại mặt

Idioms and sayings with dại

con dại cái mang — the child's mistakes fall on the parents
khôn nhà dại chợ — clever at home but foolish out on the street; a smart aleck among family but timid among strangers

Synonyms and antonyms of dại

Antonyms

khôn

Example sentences with dại

Tôi có sở thích chụp ảnh hoa dại. My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.
Sở thích của tôi là chụp ảnh hoa dại. My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.
Chúng tôi giúp họ nhổ cỏ dại trong vườn. We helped them weed the garden.
Sở thích của tôi là chụp những bức ảnh hoa dại. My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, dại could be written as 夜, 曳, 曵, 𤵺. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does dại mean in English?

dại (adjective) means "wild; rabid".

How do you pronounce dại?

IPA: Hanoi [zaːj˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [jaːj˨˩˨]. Tones: dại — heavy tone (nặng).

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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.