đánh

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See also: danh and đanh

Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *taːɲʔ; cognate with Muong đénh. Related to Chinese (MC taengX|tengX, “to hit, to strike”) (SV: đả).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

đánh (, 𢱏)

  1. to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon; to strike, to smack, to whack, to bash, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare (to hit with the side of the fist, with the knuckles, or with the fingertips), đấm (to punch) and đá (to kick)
    Synonym: đập
    đánh đònto give (your child) a beating
    đánh trống thổi kèn(of a parade) to beat drums and blow trumpets
  2. (sports, board games, card games, gambling) to play a game that involves striking or slamming with your hands or something you hold; compare đá (to kick; to play a sport that involves kicking)
    Synonym: chơi
    đánh cầu lông/bóng chuyền/bóng chàyto play badminton/volleyball/baseball
    đánh/chơi cờ/bàito play a board game/cards
    đánh bạcto gamble
  3. (music) to play (a non-wind instrument); compare thổi (to play/blow (a wind instrument))
  4. to type on a typewriter or computer keyboard
    đánh văn bảnto type some text
  5. to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny
    đánh răngto brush one's teeth
    đánh bóngto rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation)
    đánh giàyto polish shoes
  6. (fishing) to fish with a net or a trap; compare câu (to fish with a rod)
    đánh (bắt) cá/thuỷ sản/hải sảnto fish fish/seafood
  7. (colloquial) to enjoy some eating or resting
    Làm xong đánh 2 bát cơm rồi đánh 1 giấc.
    After I'm done, I'm gonna demolish 2 rice bowls and then hit the hay for a power nap.

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