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lấy cớ

Pronunciation Northern /ləj˧˥ kəː˧˥/ Central /lə̰j˩˧ kə̰ː˩˧/ Southern /ləj˧˥ kəː˧˥/
Listen
make an excuse
Verb
make an excuse
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
make an excuse Core ActionsTheme

This verb means to provide a false reason to explain or cover up one's actions or behavior.

vi Anh ấy thường xuyên lấy cớ bận việc để đi làm muộn.

en He frequently makes an excuse of being busy to come to work late.

Parts
lấy / cớ / 𥙩據
Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥙩據
Candidates by syllable
lấy 𥙩 cớ
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
lấy / lấy chồng / lấy nhau / lấy lại …
Use
lấy làm / bắt lấy / lấy cung / nắm lấy …
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