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Meaning of ao dai | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/[ˈaʊˈdaɪ]/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Français ao dai
日本語 アオザイ
한국어 아오자이
Tiếng Việt áo 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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