ải

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ai"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 隘.

    Noun

    ải

    1. frontier pass; border checkpoint
      ải Nam Quan ― the Nam Quan pass
    2. a big challenge that is hard to pass
      khổ ải ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    ải

    1. (botany, of plants' organic matter) crumbling easily and no longer sturdy, having succumbed to years of exposure to rain and sun
    2. (agriculture, of farmland after being plowed and exposed to the sun) dry and crumbling easily

    Verb

    ải

    1. short for làm ải
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