The Chinese character Dai/Tai: the earth/dirt, a field, to share, a saber (weapon)
dai/da4i (Mandarin)/Tai (Cantonese, Japanese)/Thài(Gan, Jiangxi)/Tè (Hokkien)/?ái or ??i (Vietnamese)/Dae (Korean): Ranked 57 of the 100 most common Chinese surnames (2006), gaining from 64th in 1990
- put on; wear: put on one’s gloves, wear glasses
- respect; honour: love and respect
- Da4i: a surname
Just wanted to saw hello!
Is this your last name? Just curious as it is also my last name. We pronounce it Te as we’re from the Philippines andHokkien speaking. Anyhow, thought this was interesting as we’re also in the GTA. ☺️