vài
Pronunciation
Northern
/va̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/jaːj˧˧/
Southern
/jaːj˨˩/
Listen
some
Determiner
some
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Determiner
some Numerals, Quantities & Units
An unspecified quantity that is typically greater than one but represents a small total amount.
vi Tôi chỉ còn vài đồng lẻ trong túi.
en I only have a few small coins left in my pocket.
Parts
𠄧
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Parts
𠄧
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𠄧
Candidates by syllable
vài
𠄧（𠄽）
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.
Similar
vải / vãi / vái / vại …
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Similar
vải / vãi / vái / vại …
Use
một vài / tùng vài
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Use
một vài / tùng vài