sài
Pronunciation
Northern
/sa̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/ʂaːj˧˧/
Southern
/ʂaːj˨˩/
use
3 senses
Verb
use
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
use or spend
Core Actions
The act of using something or spending money for a purpose.
vi Anh ấy sài tiền rất lãng phí vào những thứ không cần thiết.
en He spends money very wastefully on unnecessary things.
Noun
Sense 2
Noun
child disease
A type of serious and lasting disease commonly found in young children.
vi Đứa trẻ đã mắc bệnh sài từ khi còn rất nhỏ.
en The child has had a serious disease since he was very young.
Sense 3
Noun
firewood
Types of dry wood or branches used for burning as fuel.
vi Họ đang đi kiếm sài để đốt lửa sưởi ấm.
en They are looking for firewood to light a fire for warmth.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
柴
Candidates by syllable
sài
柴（豺）
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.