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gây

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See also: Gay, gay, gáy, gấy, gảy, and gậy

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare also gầy. Cognate with Muong Bi câl (to initiate, to begin).

Verb

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gây (𨢟, 𨠳, , 𥶂, 𨡨, 𫾑)

  1. to cause; to stir up; to incite; to rouse
    gây nghiệnto cause addiction
    gây hạito cause harm
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Verb

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gây (𨢟, 𨡨, 𨠳)

  1. to create; to breed; to cultivate
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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gây (𦟍)

  1. (of food) fatty-smelling
    Mỡ bò gây lắm, không ăn được.
    Beef fat is so fatty-smelling; it’s inedible.

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