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mượn cớ

Pronunciation Northern /mɨə̰ʔn˨˩ kəː˧˥/ Central /mɨə̰ŋ˨˨ kə̰ː˩˧/ Southern /mɨəŋ˨˩˨ kəː˧˥/
to use as a pretext
Verb
to use as a pretext

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
to use as a pretext

To mượn cớ means to use a specific reason as a pretext for an action.

vi Anh ấy mượn cớ bận việc để không phải đi dự tiệc.

en He used being busy as a pretext to avoid going to the party.

Parts
mượn / cớ / A compound of mượn + cớ …
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OriginA compound of mượn + cớ

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢳁據
Candidates by syllable
mượn 𢳁 cớ 據
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
mượn / mượn gió bẻ măng / mượn tiền / duyên cớ …
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Use
vay mượn / cho mượn / từ mượn / ốc mượn hồn …
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