cãi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cai"

See also: cải

Vietnamese

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 改 (“to correct”, SV: cải).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦]
Homophone: cải (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam)

Verb

cãi • (𠴜, 𠳚, 𠲹, 改)

to answer back; to talk back; to argue
(law) to defend (a client)

Derived terms

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