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giả

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Hanoi [zaː˧˩]Huế [jaː˧˨]Saigon [jaː˨˩˦] browser voice
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giả means fake; false.

Chinese characters: 假

Meanings of giả in English

Adjective

  1. fake; false
  2. artificial; false
    • tóc giảa wig
    • răng giảa false tooth
    • chân giảa prosthetic leg

Verb

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

Verb

  1. Northern Vietnam Northern Vietnam form of trả (“to return, to give back”)

Words with giả

Example sentences with giả

  • Hãy cảnh giác với đồ giả. Beware of imitations.
  • Anh ấy đã đóng giả làm con gái. He disguised himself as a woman.
  • Thiện giả thiện báo, ác giả ác báo. What goes around comes around.
  • Tom đội tóc giả. Tom wears a wig.
  • Làm giả. Faking.
  • Bạn sẽ mất vài tuần để quen với việc đội tóc giả. It'll take you a few weeks to get used to wearing a wig.
  • Bạn sẽ mất vài tuần để quen với việc đội một bộ tóc giả. It'll take you a few weeks to get used to wearing a wig.
  • Các ví dụ trong bài viết này sử dụng một loại mã giả giống Pascal. The examples used in this article make use of a Pascal-like pseudocode.

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, giả could be written as 者. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 假.

Frequently asked questions

What does giả mean in English?

giả (adjective) means "fake; false".

How do you pronounce giả?

IPA: Hanoi [zaː˧˩]; Saigon [jaː˨˩˦]. Tones: giả — dipping tone (hỏi).

Is giả a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. giả is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 假.

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.