đội

See also: Appendix:Variations of "doi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 隊 (“team, group”).

Noun

đội

  1. team
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 戴 (SV: đái).[1]

Verb

đội

  1. to wear (headgear)
    Nhớ đội nón bảo hiểm khi ra đường nha.
    Remember to wear helmet when you're on the road.
    đầu đội trời, chân đạp đất ― (of a man) having masculine qualities such as strength, determination, decisiveness, etc. (literally, “wearing the sky on the head, planting feet on the ground”)

See also
  • mặc (“to wear a top or bottom”)
  • đi/mang (“to wear a piece of footwear”)
  • quàng (“to wear a scarf”)
  • đeo (“to wear an accessory”)

References
  1. Alves, Mark J. Notes on Chinese words in Shorto's Proto-Austroasiatic Reconstructions
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