Cái Gì - Wiktionary

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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cái (something) +‎ (what; whatever).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˦ zi˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ jɪj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˦˥ jɪj˨˩]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Pronoun

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cái gì

  1. something ai, cái gì, con gìthe who, the what thing, the what animal

Usage notes

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Cái gì is an example of using the pronoun with a classifier, cái being the most generic classifier, which can be used for emphasis. Other combinations including con and quả.

Derived terms

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  • cái gì cũng

Interjection

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cái gì

  1. what?
  2. what the heck!

Particle

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cái gì

  1. Used to express that a word should not have been said. Anh cái gì mà anh.(please add an English translation of this usage example) Anh anh cái gì?(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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