cậy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəj˨˩˨]

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)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cậy cục
• nhờ cậy
• nương cậy
• sở cậy
• tin cậy
• trông cậy

 

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