giả
See also: Appendix:Variations of "gia"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 假.
Adjective
giả
- fake; false
- artificial; false
- tóc giả ― a wig
- răng giả ― a false tooth
- chân giả ― a prosthetic leg
- đạo đức giả ― deceptively virtuous; hypocritical
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 者.
Suffix
giả
- -er; -ist
- khán giả
- a viewer
Verb
giả
- Northern Vietnam form of trả (“to return, to give back”)
- 1791-1792, Cao Xueqin & Gao E, Dream of the Red Chamber, Ch. 27; 1962, Vietnamese translation by Vũ Bội Hoàng, Nguyễn Thọ, & Nguyễn Doãn Địch
- Ngay trong đám anh chị em, ai tốt với em, thì em tốt giả, bất cứ là con nàng hầu, vợ lẽ.
- Among just us brothers and sisters, whoever is kind to me, to them I'll be kind in return; anyone, whether they were a servant's or concubine's child.
- 1791-1792, Cao Xueqin & Gao E, Dream of the Red Chamber, Ch. 27; 1962, Vietnamese translation by Vũ Bội Hoàng, Nguyễn Thọ, & Nguyễn Doãn Địch
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