dại
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *-daːlʔ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
- (of plants) wild
- cỏ dại
- wild grasses; weeds
- (of animals, usually of dogs and people bitten by dogs) rabid
- chó dại
- a rabid/mad dog
- (of people) inexperienced or lacking in common sense, therefore prone to bad choices or decisions
- Mày to đầu mà dại lắm con ạ!
- Sometimes I wonder how much brain you have in that big head of yours!
Derived terms
Derived terms
Adverb
- (in certain contexts) wild
- Cây này mọc dại chứ đâu ai trồng.
- This tree grows wild, nobody planted it.