cậy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-giːʔ, whence also gậy.

Verb

cậy

  1. (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.
  2. to plume oneself (on)
Derived terms
Derived terms

Noun

(classifier cây) cậy

  1. date plum (Diospyros lotus)

Verb

cậy

  1. Alternative form of cạy
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.