lái
Mandarin
Pronunciation
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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 舵 (“rudder; helm”, SV: đà).
Pronunciation
Verb
- to control (a vehicle); to drive, to ride, to pilot, etc.
- lái xe ― to drive a car
- (informal) to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with nói lái.
Noun
lái
- steering wheel; steering control
- (colloquial) Short for lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”).
- (colloquial) used to refer to a merchant or trader
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