tái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Romanization

tái (tai², Zhuyin ㄊㄞˊ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

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Adjective

tái • (𦛍)

1. of colors or shades that denote unhealthiness, defilement, fright, etc.; pale (of people's facial skin); rotten (of food)
2. (of meat) rare; underdone

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 再.

Prefix

tái

1. re-

   tái chiếm

   to recapture; to reconquer