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cái

cái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cai"

Mandarin

Romanization

cái (Zhuyin ㄘㄞˊ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (“one thing; classifier; SV: )

Classifier

cái

  1. indicates inanimate noun
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *-keːʔ (woman; female); compare gái.

Alternative forms

Adjective

cái

  1. (of species other than humans and birds) female
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Prefix

cái

  1. (Northern Vietnam) title affix to young girls' names, similar to the Japanese suffix -chan
    Cái Bống là cái bống bang
    Khéo sảy khéo sàng cho mẹ nấu cơm
    Mẹ Bống đi chợ đường trơn
    Bống ra gánh đỡ chạy cơn mưa ròng.
    Oh, Little, Little Goby
    Be careful filterin' the rice, so that Mommy can cook it.
    Goby's Mommy has returned from the market on a slippy road
    Goby goes help her carry the pole, to [quickly] get away from the heavy rain.
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