cây

See also: cay, CAY, cáy, cấy, čay, çay, and çaý

cây - Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) cân
  • (North Central Vietnam) cơn

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier cái) cây (,,𣘃)

  1. a plant with a hard trunk or stem, such as a woody tree or bamboo, as opposed to cỏ ((soft-stemmed) grass)
  2. (by extension) a plant (including trees and grasses), or more rarely, a mushroom
  3. (colloquial) Short for cây số (kilometre/kimometer).
    • Nhà tui cách Sài Gòn cỡ năm chục cây.
      • My house is about fifty kilometres from Sài Gòn.

Classifier

cây (,,𣘃)

  1. Indicates plants
  2. Indicates stick/rod-like objects
  3. (music) Indicates string instruments and some other types of musical instruments
Meaning and Definition of cây
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