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The Vietnamese word for fruit is
trái cây





fruit



Translations for fruit and their definitions

quả
     1. n. (especially, Northern Vietnam) piece of fruit
     2. n. (by extension) something round
     3. n. (Northern Vietnam) round, painted casket (i.e., a jewelry box) with a lid
           quả trầu - small box of betel nuts
     4. n. (Northern Vietnam) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)
           Tao đấm cho mày một quả bây giờ! - I'll punch you!
     5. classifier. (especially, Northern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.
           quả bóng - a football; a balloon
           quả trứng - an egg
           quả tim - the heart


trái
     1. adj. (often, with vi-l, bên) left (side, direction)
           bên trái - on the left
           Rẽ/Quẹo (tay) trái. - Turn left.
     2. adj. reverse (side)
           mặt trái của tấm vải - the reverse of a piece of cloth
     3. adj. (rare) morally wrong, unreasonable, illogical
           phân rõ phải trái, đúng sai - to distinguish between right and wrong
     4. adv. inside out
           Lộn trái quần áo để phơi. - Turn the clothes inside out and hang them out to dry.
     5. prep. contrary to, despite
           nắng trái tiết - sunny despite the climate
           trái nghĩa - antonymous
           trái với quan niệm thông thường - contrary to popular belief
     6. n. (chiefly central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) a piece of fruit
           ăn trái (cây) - to eat fruit
     7. n. (informal) land mine
           gài trái - to place land mines
     8. classifier. (chiefly central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.
           trái chôm chôm - rambutan
           trái lựu đạn - grenade
           trái núi - mountain
           trái banh - football
           trái cây - a piece of fruit
     9. n. smallpox
           lên trái - to come down with smallpox


trái cây
     1. n. fruit (generally speaking)


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