Definition

1. Noun:
   • Young men and women, youth: "giai gái" refers to young people, specifically young men and women, often in the context of their collective presence or social interactions.
   • The young generation: It can denote the younger generation as a group.

Usage

• The term "giai gái" is used to collectively refer to young men and women. It often carries a connotation of youthfulness, vitality, and social interaction.
• It is a compound noun formed from "giai" (a colloquial term for young men) and "gái" (young women). It is used similarly to the more common term "trai gái".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công viên đầy những đôi giai gái tay trong tay. (The park is full of young men and women walking hand in hand.)
  • Lễ hội thu hút rất đông giai gái trong làng. (The festival attracts a large crowd of young people from the village.)
  • Thời trang này rất được giới giai gái ưa chuộng. (This fashion is very popular among the youth.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in literary or slightly poetic contexts to evoke the image of youthful romance or community gatherings.
• It can be used to describe the collective energy or demographic of a place or event.

Variants and Related Words

• Trai gái: The more standard and commonly used synonym for "giai gái", with the same meaning of young men and women.
• Thanh niên: Youth, young people (a more general term, not specifically gendered).
• Nam nữ thanh niên: Young men and women (a more formal phrasing).

Synonyms

• Trai gái: Young men and women.
• Đôi lứa: Couples, pairs (often implies romantic couples).

Notes

• "Giai gái" is considered a synonym of "trai gái". While "trai gái" is the predominant and standard term in modern usage, "giai gái" may be encountered in certain regional dialects or literary works.
• It functions as a single lexical unit (a compound noun) to describe the collective group.

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