cự

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拒.

Verb

cự

1. to oppose; to resist
2. to scold; to rail

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cầm cự
• chống cự
• cự nự
• cự tuyệt
• kháng cự

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巨, doublet of cồ.

Adjective

cự

1. (only in compounds) big, grand

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cự đà
• cự phách
• cự phú
• cự sam
• cự thạch
• cự tộc

 

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 距.

Noun

cự

1. (only in compounds) distance

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cự li
• giác cự
• tiêu cự