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cạy

Listen
to pry
Verb
to pry
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to pry Household Objects, Tools & MaintenanceTheme Core Actions & OperationTheme

To pry means to use force or a tool to move, open, or lift something that is stuck or closed.

vi Anh ấy dùng tuốc nơ vít để cạy nắp hộp.

en He used a screwdriver to pry the lid off the box.

Sense 2 Verb
steer leftward Directions, Transport, Travel & TourismTheme Movement & SportTheme

To steer a boat leftward means to direct the vessel towards the left side while moving through the water.

vi Người lái đò đang cạy thuyền để tránh chướng ngại vật.

en The boatman is steering the boat leftward to avoid an obstacle.

Parts
𢬹
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢬹
Candidates by syllable
cạy 𢬹(𢭮)
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.
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cậy / cấy / cáy / cày …
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Household Objects, Tools & Maintenance / Core Actions & Operation / Directions, Transport, Travel & Tourism / Movement & Sport
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