giải

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See also: giai

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier con) giải • (螮, 蟹, 蠏)

  1. giant tortoise living in deep freshwater pools

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese dĕải.

Noun

giải • (繲, 𦃿, 𦄂)

  1. an accolade; a prize or an award
  2. (by extension) an event where accolades are granted
    Giải Nô-ben
    a Nobel Prize
    Giải Grammy
    a Grammy; the Grammys
    Giải Oscar
    an Oscar; the Oscars
  3. (by extension) a tournament
    giải vô địch
    a championship
    mùa giải
    a championship season
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Etymology 3

Verb

giải

  1. (Northern Vietnam) Alternative form of trải (“to spread out; to lay out”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解.

Verb

giải

  1. to relieve; to alleviate; to break down; to release; to liberate; to free; to raise (a seige)
  2. (mathematics) to solve (a mathematics problem); to answer
  3. Short for đi giải (“to relieve oneself; to pass water”).
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Etymology 5

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giái).

Verb

giải

  1. to deliver (criminal); to conduct under escort; to transport under guard
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