giải

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːj˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːj˨˩˦] Homophone: dải === Etymology 1 === Attested as dĕải in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). The etymological spelling would be *dải, which is not used in Modern Vietnamese. ==== Noun ==== giải • (𢃄, 𦄂, 𦃿, 𧜵, 繲) an accolade; a prize; an award giải nhất/nhì/ba ― first/second/third prize (by extension) an awards event Giải Nô-ben ― a Nobel Prize Giải Grammy ― a Grammy; the Grammys Giải Oscar ― an Oscar; the Oscars (by extension) a tournament giải vô địch ― a championship mùa giải ― a championship season ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 解. ==== Verb ==== giải to relieve; to alleviate; to break down; to release; to liberate; to free; to raise (a siege) to solve a problem, like homeworks, mysteries, puzzles, riddles, codes, passwords etc. short for đi giải (“to relieve oneself; to pass water”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giái). ==== Verb ==== giải to deliver (a criminal); to conduct under escort; to transport under guard ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 蟹 (“crab”). Compare cua đinh (“softshell turtle, 𧍏汀”, literally “crab of the river bank”). Such turtles have shells that resemble smooth crabs rather than hardshell turtles. ==== Noun ==== (classifier con) giải • (螮, 𩺌, 蠏) a kind of large soft-shell turtle ("various species in the family Trionychidae") ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 5 === See trải. ==== Verb ==== giải (Northern Vietnam) alternative form of trải (“to spread out; to lay out”)