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cự

Pronunciation Northern /kɨ̰ʔ˨˩/ Central /kɨ̰˨˨/ Southern /kɨ˨˩˨/
Listen
to resist
Verb
to resist
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to resist

To take a stand against someone or something, or to actively prevent something from happening.

vi Họ quyết tâm cự lại những đòi hỏi vô lý.

en They are determined to resist the unreasonable demands.

Sense 2 Verb
to scold

To speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong or to complain loudly.

vi Mẹ cự con vì tội ham chơi bỏ học.

en The mother scolded her child for neglecting studies to play.

Parts
拒
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
拒
Candidates by syllable
cự 拒(鐻)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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cữ / cu᷃̃ / cư / cú …
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