cất nhắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of cất (to raise) +‎ nhắc (to lift, variant of nhấc).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kət̚˧˦ ɲak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kək̚˦˧˥ ɲak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kək̚˦˥ ɲak̚˦˥]

Verb

cất nhắc • (𢲦)

  1. to promote; upgrade
  2. to uplift; encourage