đại khái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大概.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ xaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ xaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ xaːj˦˥]

Adverb

đại khái

1. (literally) The big idea.
2. In general; generally.
3. overall

Adjective

đại khái

1. (by extension) perfunctory

   Synonyms: qua loa, hời hợt