đánh

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See also: danh and đanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

đánh (𢱏)

  1. to strike, usually with your palms or a weapon; to strike, to hit, to beat, to assault, etc.; compare đấm (to punch) and đá (to kick)
    đánh đòn
    to give (your child) a beating
  2. (music) to play
  3. to rub continuously on the surface of something until it's clean or shiny
    đánh răng
    to brush one's teeth
    đánh bóng
    to rub until something becomes shiny; to polish up (reputation)
    đánh giày
    to polish shoes

Derived terms

Derived terms