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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 計.
Noun
kế
- plot; scheme; stratagem
Suffix
kế
- -meter
- vôn kế ― voltmeter
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 繼.
Adjective
kế
- (of a woman) replacing another woman in a family
- mẹ kế ― stepmother
- vợ kế ― second wife
Adverb
kế
- after, then
- Near-synonym: rồi
- kế đó ― after that
2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):Không ngờ nàng vừa đưa tay kéo, cái xác ấy chợt nhúc nhích, kế rên lên một tiếng.- Unexpectedly, when she pulled, the corpse suddenly moved and then let out a groan.
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