cậy
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəj˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *-giːʔ, whence also gậy.
Verb
cậy
- (rarely used alone) to rely on; to pin one's hopes (on)
- 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều]:
- Cậy em em có chịu lời
Ngồi lên cho chị lạy rồi sẽ thưa- I ask for your help, will you accept my word?
Please be seated I’ll bow to you ere I speak.
- I ask for your help, will you accept my word?
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- to plume oneself (on)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cậy cục
- nhờ cậy
- nương cậy
- sở cậy
- tin cậy
- trông cậy
Noun
(classifier cây) cậy
- date plum (Diospyros lotus)
Verb
cậy
- Alternative form of cạy