trái
See also: Appendix:Variations of "trai"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈaːj˦˥]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-laːjʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *klaj(ʔ) ~ *klaaj(ʔ) (“to change”), cognate with Muong tlái, Khmer ក្លាយ (klaay, “to change”), Mon ကၠဲာ (klai, “to translate”). Compare also Thai กลาย (glaai), Lao ກາຍ (kāi).
Adjective
- (often with bên) left (side, direction)
- bên trái
- on the left
- Rẽ/Quẹo (tay) trái.
- Turn left.
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- reverse (side)
- mặt trái của tấm vải
- the reverse of a piece of cloth
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- (rare) morally wrong, unreasonable, illogical
- phân rõ phải trái, đúng sai
- to distinguish between right and wrong
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Terms derived from trái
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Adverb
trái (賴)
- inside out
- Lộn trái quần áo để phơi.
- Turn the clothes inside out and hang them out to dry.
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Synonyms
Preposition
trái (賴)
- contrary to, despite
- nắng trái tiết
- unseasonably sunny
- (literally, “sunny despite the climate”)
- trái nghĩa ― antonymous
- Trái với quan niệm thông thường
- Contrary to popular belief.
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Derived terms
contrary to
- trái lẽ
- trái lệ
- trái lý, trái lí
- trái mắt
- trái mùa
- trái nghĩa
- trái phép
- trái tai
- trái tính
- trái ý
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Vietic *p-leːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pləjʔ (“fruit”). Cognate with Khmer ផ្លែ (phlae), Bahnar plei, Pacoh culay, Mang pløː¹.
Noun
trái (𢁑, 𣛤, 𢁑, 𣡙, 𣡚, 𧀞)
- (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a piece of fruit
- ăn trái (cây)
- to eat fruit
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- (informal) land mine
- gài trái
- to place land mines
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Classifier
trái (𢁑, 𣛤, 𢁑, 𣡙, 𣡚, 𧀞)
- (chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.
- trái chôm chôm ― rambutan
- trái lựu đạn ― grenade
- trái núi ― mountain
- trái banh ― football
- trái cây ― a piece of fruit
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Synonyms
- (anything round): quả
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
trái (瘵)
- smallpox
- lên trái
- to come down with smallpox
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Synonyms
- (smallpox): đậu mùa
Etymology 4
Romanization
trái
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 債
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 責
References
- "trái" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
- Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)
- Nôm Lookup Tool, Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation
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