tài

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tai"

Mandarin

Romanization

tài (tai⁴, Zhuyin ㄊㄞˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夣
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 太
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 夳
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忕
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 忲
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 态
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 態 / 态
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曃
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汏
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汰
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 泰
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 溙
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 燤
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 肽
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 胼
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 舦
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 酞
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鈦 / 钛
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 㑷
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 能

References

• Wenlin Pinyin dictionary

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 才 (“talent; skill”).

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) tời

Noun

tài

1. talent; gift

   có tài ― talented

Adjective

tài

1. skillful; talented

Derived terms

• tài giỏi
• tài năng

Etymology 2

Noun

tài

1. (colloquial) Short for tài xế (“driver”).