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gây

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gây means to cause; to stir up; to incite.

Meanings of gây in English

Verb

  1. to cause; to stir up; to incite; to rouse
    • gây nghiệnto cause addiction
    • gây hạito cause harm

Verb

  1. to create; to breed; to cultivate

Adjective

  1. dialectal, of food fatty-smelling
    • Mỡ bò gây lắm, không ăn được.Beef fat is so fatty-smelling; it’s inedible.

Words with gây

gây dựnggây hấngây mêgây rốigây sựgây têgây giốnggây quỹ

Example sentences with gây

  • Tắt TV đi. Nó gây xao lãng. Turn off the TV. It's distracting.
  • Tom là người gây ra tai nạn. Tom is the one that caused the accident.
  • Cơn bão không gây ra thiệt hại. The typhoon didn't cause any damage.
  • Tom đang gây quá nhiều tiếng động. Tom is making too much noise.
  • Caffeine là một loại chất gây nghiện. Caffeine is an addictive drug.
  • Ca-phê-in là một loại chất gây nghiện. Caffeine is an addictive drug.
  • Đó là nấm gây ảo giác. These are hallucinogenic mushrooms.
  • Bản dịch này có thể gây hiểu lầm. This translation is misleading.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, gây could be written as 𨢟, 𨠳, 㧡, 𥶂. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Compare also gầy. Cognate with Muong Bi câl (“to initiate, to begin”).

Frequently asked questions

What does gây mean in English?

gây (verb) means "to cause; to stir up; to incite".

How do you pronounce gây?

IPA: Hanoi [ɣəj˧˧]; Saigon [ɣəj˧˧]. Tones: gây — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.