cậy
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *-giːʔ, whence also gậy.
Verb
cậy
- (rarely used alone) to rely on; to pin one's hopes (on)
- 1820, (deprecated template usage) 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.
- I ask for your help, will you accept my word?
- to plume oneself (on)
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
(classifier cây) cậy
Etymology 3
Verb
cậy
- Alternative form of cạy