mượn cớ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mượn (“to borrow”) +‎ cớ (“excuse”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɨən˧˨ʔ kəː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩ʔ kəː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɨəŋ˨˩˨ kəː˦˥]

Verb

mượn cớ

  1. (transitive) to use something as a pretext
    mượn cớ nhà có việc để nghỉ học
    to use the pretext of a family business to be absent from school; to stay away from school on the pretext of a family business

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