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

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) cậy

  1. date plum (Diospyros lotus)

Etymology 3

Verb

cậy

  1. Alternative form of cạy
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