nài
Definition
Verb:
- To insist / to persist: To ask or demand for something repeatedly and firmly, refusing to accept refusal.
- To urge / to plead: To try earnestly and repeatedly to persuade someone to do something or to grant a request.
- (Archaic) To mind / to be deterred by: To be bothered or discouraged by something, such as hardship or difficulty. Often used in the negative form "không nài" or "chẳng nài".
Noun:
- Jockey / Mahout: A person who rides, drives, or tends to an animal, especially an elephant (voi) or a horse in a race.
- Loop / Ring (of rope): A loop of rope, often in a figure-eight shape, used as a foothold for climbing trees like betel or coconut palms, or used in a plough yoke.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Em bé nài mẹ mua đồ chơi. (The child insisted that his mother buy a toy.)
- Anh ấy nài tôi ở lại ăn tối. (He urged me to stay for dinner.)
- Cô ấy làm việc không nài khó nhọc. (She works without minding the hard labor.)
Noun:
- Nài voi điều khiển con voi một cách khéo léo. (The elephant mahout skillfully guided the elephant.)
- Người nài đó đã thắng cuộc đua. (That jockey won the race.)
- Họ dùng nài để trèo lên cây cau. (They use a rope loop to climb the areca palm.)
Advanced Usage
- "nài nỉ": to beg persistently, to entreat. This is an intensified form of the verb "nài".
- Cô ấy nài nỉ tôi cho cô ấy một cơ hội khác. (She persistently begged me to give her another chance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nài ngựa (n): A horse jockey.
- Nài voi (n): An elephant mahout or keeper.
Synonyms
- Verb: Insist, plead, urge, beg, persist.
- Noun: Jockey, mahout, handler, loop, strap.
Related Idioms
- Không nài khó nhọc / Chẳng nài gian khó: Not to be deterred by hardship; to persevere despite difficulties.
- Họ xây dựng đất nước không nài khó nhọc. (They built the country without being deterred by hardship.)
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to mind
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không nài khó nhọcnot to mind hard work
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