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dai

Pronunciation Northern /zaːj˧˧/ Central /jaːj˧˥/ Southern /jaːj˧˧/
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tough
Adjective
tough
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3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
tough

Being strong and difficult to break, tear, or chew when referring to food.

vi Miếng thịt bò này hơi dai và khó cắt.

en This piece of beef is a bit tough and hard to cut.

Sense 2 Adjective
persistent

Showing a firm and steady attitude by not giving up on a goal.

vi Anh ấy rất dai trong việc theo đuổi mục tiêu của mình.

en He is very persistent in pursuing his goals.

Adverb

Sense 3 Adverb
persistently

Performing an action in a determined way that continues for a long time.

vi Anh ấy hỏi mượn tiền tôi rất dai.

en He asked to borrow money from me very persistently.

Parts
𦀊
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𦀊
Candidates by syllable
dai 𦀊
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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dai dẳng
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Use
dẻo dai / mít dai / gàu dai / đùa dai
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