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tái

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Hanoi [taːj˧˦]Huế [taːj˨˩˦]Saigon [taːj˦˥] browser voice
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táirisingsắc

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tái means defilement; fright; etc..

Chinese characters: 再

Meanings of tái in English

Adjective

  1. of colors or shades that denote unhealthiness, defilement, fright, etc.; pale (of people's facial skin); rotten (of food)
  2. of meat rare; underdone

Prefix

  1. re-
    • tái chiếmto recapture; to reconquer

Words with tái

tái bảntái chếtái diễntái giátái hiệntái hợptái lậptái ngộtái sinhtái tạotái thiếttái cửtái thẩmtái xuất

Example sentences with tái

  • Cô ta đã sớm tái hôn. She remarried soon.
  • Tôi hứa là sẽ không tái phạm nữa. I promise I'll never do that again.
  • Mặt Tom tái mét lại. Tom turned pale.
  • Bạn trông tái nhợt. You look pale.
  • Ấn Độ theo đạo Hindu, sau đó là Phật Giáo, tiếp theo lại là đạo Hindu vì đạo Hindu đã tái hấp thụ Phật Giáo. India was Hindu, then it became Buddhist, then it became Hindu again, as Hinduism reabsorbed Buddhism.

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, tái could be written as 再, 𠱻. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 再.

Frequently asked questions

What does tái mean in English?

tái (adjective) means "defilement; fright; etc.".

How do you pronounce tái?

IPA: Hanoi [taːj˧˦]; Saigon [taːj˦˥]. Tones: tái — rising tone (sắc).

Is tái a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. tái is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 再.

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.