Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 大意. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥] Noun đại ý general idea; main pointsWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.