cắt nghĩa

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) cắt ngãi

Etymology

cắt (“to trim”) +‎ nghĩa (“義, meaning”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kat̚˧˦ ŋiə˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kak̚˦˧˥ ŋiə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kak̚˦˥ ŋiə˨˩˦]

Verb

cắt nghĩa • (𢵷義)

  1. to explain; to clarify
    Có ai cắt nghĩa giùm được không?
    Can someone put it in simple terms for me?
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