different between kuai vs krai

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin ? (kuài).

Noun

kuai (uncountable)

1. A historical Chinese dish consisting of finely cut strips of raw fish or meat.

Translations

See also

• sashimi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin ? (kuài).

Alternative forms

• kwai

Noun

kuai (plural kuai)

1. (informal) yuan (Chinese unit of currency)

Anagrams

• Auki, Iuka

Mandarin

Romanization

kuai

1. Nonstandard spelling of ku?i.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ku?i.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kuài.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

English

Alternative forms

• kray

Etymology

Russian ???? (kraj, “province, edge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?a??/
• Homophone: cry

Noun

krai (plural krais)

1. (government) A region or province in Russia (????).

Translations

See also

• oblast
• Ukraine (etymology)

Anagrams

• Arik, Irak, Kari, Kira, Rika, ikra, raik, raki, rika

Portuguese

Noun

krai m (plural krais)

1. (government) krai (a type of state-level subdivision of Russia)

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• karai

Etymology

From English cry.

Verb

krai

1. To cry
2. To mourn