đại lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đại lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 代理 (“proxy”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ li˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ lɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ lɪj˦˥]

Noun

đại lí

1. a retail store that sells products of a particular brand that it is affiliated with, especially one with that brand's branding on its signage; such store could be either in affiliation with (in which case its owner can sell other brands' products) or under exclusive ownership of the brand

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