Definition

1. Noun (vulgar slang):

   • Penis: The male genital organ.
   • Testicle: One of the two oval male reproductive glands contained in the scrotum.

2. Noun (botany):

   • Bulbil / offset: A small subsidiary bulb or tuber that grows at the base of a main bulb or tuber in some plants.

3. Verb (archaic, dialect):

   • To fear / to be in awe of / to respect: To feel fear or profound respect towards someone or something.

Usage Examples

• Noun (slang):

  • Nó bị đau ở dái. (He has pain in his testicles.)
  • Từ "dái" là tiếng lóng thô tục. (The word "dái" is vulgar slang.)

• Noun (botany):

  • Củ khoai lang này có nhiều dái. (This sweet potato has many bulbils.)

• Verb (archaic):

  • Khôn cho người ta dái, dại cho người ta thương. (Be clever so people respect you, be foolish so people pity you. - proverb)

Advanced Usage

• "bìu dái": scrotum.

  • Bìu dái là túi da bọc tinh hoàn. (The scrotum is the skin sac that contains the testicles.)

• "hòn dái": testicle (a more explicit term).

  • Hòn dái còn được gọi là tinh hoàn. (The testicle is also called the gonad.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dái tai (n): earlobe. (Note: This is a distinct, non-vulgar compound word).
  • Cô ấy đeo khuyên ở dái tai. (She wears a stud on her earlobe.)

Synonyms

• Penis (slang): cock, dick.
• Testicle: ball (slang), gonad (medical).
• To fear: to dread, to revere.

Important Note on Register

This word is primarily considered vulgar and crude slang when referring to male genitalia. Its use is inappropriate in formal, polite, or general public contexts. The botanical and archaic verb meanings are neutral but less common in modern everyday language.

noun

1. penis
   • bìu dái
     pernis-shaped
   • hòn dái
     testicle