lái

verb

1. to control; to drive, to ride, to steer, to pilot, etc.

   “lái xe”

2. to digress, to sidetrack, or to put one's own spin on

   “Đừng có mà từ chuyện này lái qua chuyện khác.”

noun

1. steering wheel; steering control rudder aft; the stern portion of a boat

2. rudder

3. aft; the stern portion of a boat

4. ellipsis of lái xe (“driver”) or lái đò (“boatman”)

verb

1. to "switch" around sounds

numeral

1. two