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cất công

verb
Hanoi [kət̚˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]Huế [kək̚˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]Saigon [kək̚˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of cất công in English

Verb

  1. to make an effort to do something
    • Người ta đã cất công mang tới tận đây thì anh cũng nên biết ý mà nhận lời chứ.Now that our guest has made quite an effort to bring the gift over here, you should just accept it.

Etymology

cất + công.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce cất công?

IPA: Hanoi [kət̚˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]; Saigon [kək̚˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]. Tones: cất — rising tone (sắc), công — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.