thày lay

verb

Hanoi [tʰaj˨˩ laj˧˧]Huế [tʰaj˦˩ laj˧˧]Saigon [tʰa(ː)j˨˩ la(ː)j˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thàyfallinghuyền laylevelngang

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Meanings of thày lay in English

Verb

to get involved with affairs that do not concern oneself

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How do you pronounce thày lay?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaj˨˩ laj˧˧]; Saigon [tʰa(ː)j˨˩ la(ː)j˧˧]. Tones: thày — falling tone (huyền), lay — level tone (ngang).

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