How do you say “pretext” in Vietnamese?

“Pretext” in Vietnamese is cớ (reason), mượn cớ.

Vietnamese words for “pretext”

• cớListennoun
  Hanoi [kəː˧˦] · Saigon [kəː˦˥]cớ rising

  reason; excuse; pretext

  for “pretext” meaning: A false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason; a pretense.

• mượn cớListenverb
  Hanoi [mɨən˧˨ʔ kəː˧˦] · Saigon [mɨəŋ˨˩˨ kəː˦˥]mượn heavy cớ rising

  for “pretext” meaning: To employ a pretext, which involves using a false or contrived purpose for soliciting the gain of something else.

Related Vietnamese words

• lý doListennoun

  a reason; an excuse

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