cậy

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Verb

cậy • (忌, 𢚁)

  1. (rarely used alone) to rely on; to pin one's hopes (on)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều (傳翹), published 1870:
      𢭄(Cậy)㛪(em)㛪(em)拱(cũng)𠹾(chịu)𠳒(lời)
      𡎥(Ngồi)蓮(lên)朱(cho)姉(chị)𥛉(lạy)耒(rồi)仕(sẽ)疎(thưa)
      I ask for your help, will you accept my word?
      Please be seated I’ll bow to you ere I speak.
  2. to congratulate oneself; plume oneself (on)
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Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) cậy • (梞)

  1. date plum (Diospyros lotus)

See also

  • thị (“yellow persimmon, Diospyros decandra”)
  • hồng (“persimmon, Diospyros kaki”)

Etymology 3

Verb

cậy

  1. Alternative form of cạy
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