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giái

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Meaning · English

(noun) Northern Vietnam form of trái (“fruit”)

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Examples

Nam Giao cổ kim lý hạng ca dao chú giải (南交古金里巷歌謠註解, "Past & Present Folk-ballads from the Hamlets and Alleyways of Jiao[zhi] in the South - Annotated"), folio 164b 𣘃󱬖固花𣘃茄固𲺕 Cây khế có hoa, cây cà có giái. The starfruit tree has flowers, the eggplant tree has fruits.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “giái” mean?

(noun) Northern Vietnam form of trái (“fruit”)

Is “giái” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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