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˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kak̚˦˥ ŋiə˨˩˦]

Verb

cắt nghĩa • (𢵷義)

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

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