đại gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大家, composed of 大 (“great; large; grand”) and 家 (“family”), from Chinese 大家. Not to be confused with Chinese 大爺 / 大爷 (đại da).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ jaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jaː˧˧]

Noun

đại gia

  1. a tycoon; a magnate
    con nhà đại gia ― children of a tycoon; rich kids
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