giả

See also: gia, giá, già, giã, ĝia, gi'a, and Gia

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假.

Adjective

giả

fake; false
artificial; false
tóc giả
a wig

răng giả
a false tooth

chân giả
a prosthetic leg

đạo đức giả
deceptively virtuous; hypocritical

Verb

giả

to pretend
Đừng giả ngu!
Don't act dumb!

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

giả

Eye dialect spelling of trả, representing Northern Vietnam Vietnamese.

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