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 (đại da).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ zaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ jaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ jaː˧˧]
Noun
đại gia
- a tycoon; a magnate
- con nhà đại gia
- children of a tycoon; rich kids