lài

Romanization

lài (Zhuyin ㄌㄞˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 侀
2. Pinyin transcription of 俪
3. Pinyin transcription of 倇
4. Pinyin transcription of 勑
5. Pinyin transcription of 娕
6. Pinyin transcription of 律
7. Pinyin transcription of 徟
8. Pinyin transcription of 条
9. Pinyin transcription of 櫴
10. 濑, 瀨, 瀬: swift current; rapids
11. Pinyin transcription of 癞, 癩
12. Pinyin transcription of 睐, 睞
13. Pinyin transcription of 籁
14. Pinyin transcription of 籟
15. Pinyin transcription of 藾
16. Pinyin transcription of 襰
17. Pinyin transcription of 賚
18. Pinyin transcription of 賴
19. Pinyin transcription of 赉
20. Pinyin transcription of 赖, 頼
21. Pinyin transcription of 顂
22. Pinyin transcription of 鵣

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 莉 (SV: lị). See nhài. Compare Chinese 茉莉 (“jasmine”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) lài (𣔦, 𦲒, 𦹹)

1. jasmine, jessamine