gạt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaːk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

gạt • (拔, 詰)

1. to push something aside

   gạt giò ― to sweep foot

2. to wipe (to slide something off a surface)
3. to scrape off
4. (of a switch or lever) to switch on or switch off (a device)

   gạt công tắc ― to flip a switch

5. to thresh
6. (by extension) to wave aside

   Near-synonym: gạt bỏ

7. (Southern Vietnam) to give security for (debt)

   Synonym: gạt nợ

Derived terms

• gạt bỏ

Noun

gạt

1. a hand tool used for threshing (e.g. flail)
2. a wiper (something designed to wipe)

Verb

gạt • (詰)

1. to deceive

   Synonyms: lừa, lừa gạt, lường gạt

Derived terms

• lừa gạt
• lường gạt