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ao dai

Noun CEFR B2
[ˈaʊˈdaɪ]

Definitions

A two panelled dress, worn by Vietnamese women as a national costume.

Equivalents

Françaisao dai
日本語アオザイ
2 more languages
한국어아오자이
Tiếng Việtáo dài

Examples

While the ao dai first took off in Tonkin, southern women in Saigon were the ones to make it famous and those Vietnamese who were overseas after 1975 ensured that it remained a symbol of national elegance until it made a comeback in post-communist Vietnam.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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