giả

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gia"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Adjective

giả

  1. fake; false
  2. artificial; false
    tóc giảa wig
    răng giảa false tooth
    chân giảa prosthetic leg
    đạo đức giảdeceptively virtuous; hypocritical

Verb

giả

  1. to pretend
    Đừng giả ngu!
    Don't act dumb!
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Suffix

giả

  1. -er; -ist
    khán giả
    a viewer
Derived terms
Derived terms

Verb

giả

  1. 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.
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