đài các

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 臺閣, composed of 臺 (“tower”) and 閣 (“chamber”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    đài các

    1. upper-class; posh
      tiểu thư đài các
      an upper-class young lady who usually has to stay in her room
    2. (by extension) elegant
      Synonym: quý phái
      • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 191:
        Những cô gái xinh xắn trong những bộ kimono đài các, sặc sỡ chắp tay cúi đầu chào Nagamoto và Vạn.
        Pretty girls in elegant multicolored kimonos brought their hands together and bowed their head to great Nagamoto and Vạn.

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