cai
Pronunciation
Northern
/kaːj˧˧/
Central
/kaːj˧˥/
Southern
/kaːj˧˧/
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corporal
Noun
corporal
4 senses
Meaning
4 senses
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Meaning
4 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
corporal
Occupations & Workplace
A non-commissioned officer rank in the military, usually above a private and below a sergeant.
vi Anh ấy vừa được thăng cấp lên cai trong quân đội.
en He was just promoted to corporal in the military.
Sense 2
Noun
overseer
A person who stands over and directs the work of others, such as a foreman.
vi Người cai đang điều khiển nhóm thợ xây.
en The foreman is directing the group of builders.
Sense 3
Noun
district chief
A term used as a shortened form for the title of a district chief.
vi Dân làng thường gọi ông là cai tổng.
en The villagers often call him the district chief.
Verb
Sense 4
Verb
break a habit
To stop doing something that has become a regular habit, especially something that is harmful.
vi Anh ấy đang cố gắng cai thuốc lá.
en He is trying to quit smoking.
Parts
該
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Parts
該
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
該
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cai cò / cai thầu / cai tuần
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Similar
cai cò / cai thầu / cai tuần
Use
lào cai / cai trị / cai quản / nữ cai trị …
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Use
lào cai / cai trị / cai quản / nữ cai trị …