cậy

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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cậy (, 𢚁)

  1. (rarely used alone) to rely on; to pin one's hopes (on)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], published 1870:
      𢭄(Cậy)(em)(em)(cũng)𠹾(chịu)𠳒(lời)
      𡎥(Ngồi)(lên)(cho)(chị)𥛉(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 congratulate oneself; plume oneself (on)
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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(classifier cây) cậy ()

  1. date plum (Diospyros lotus)

See also

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

Etymology 3

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Verb

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cậy

  1. Alternative form of cạy