hài

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hai"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• hai — nonstandard

Romanization

hài (hai⁴, Zhuyin ㄏㄞˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 亥
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嗐
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 害
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 氦
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 閝／𫠂
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 餀／𮩜
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 饚
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 駭／骇

Nùng

Etymology

From Chinese 海 (hǎi).

Noun

hài

1. sea

Tày

Etymology

From Chinese 鞋 (MC hea|heaj).

Pronunciation

• (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA^(key): [haːj˧˨]
• (Trùng Khánh) IPA^(key): [haːj˩]

Noun

hài

1. shoe

References

• Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary]‎^[1][2] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 諧.

Adjective

hài

1. humorous; hilarious

See also

Derived terms

• hài hoà
• hài hước
• khôi hài
• tấu hài

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鞋 (“shoe”).

Noun

hài • (鞋, 𩋧)

1. (archaic, footwear) boot

Synonyms

• hia, ủng, bốt

Descendants

• → Tai Dam: ꪭꪱꪥ

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 骸.

Noun

hài

1. (only in compounds) corpse; bones; remains

See also

Derived terms

• hài cốt
• thi hài