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  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Etymology 1
    • 1.2.1 Noun
      • 1.2.1.1 Derived terms
    • 1.2.2 Verb
  • 1.3 Etymology 2
    • 1.3.1 Noun

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In other projects Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wiktionary, the free dictionary See also: ghe, ghè, ghé, ghê, ghẻ, ghế, and ghệ

Vietnamese

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Vietnamese Wikipedia has an article on:Họ Cua bơiWikipedia vi

Pronunciation

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• (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣɛ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Compare Chinese 蟹 (OC *m-kˤreʔ → EHC *gɛB) though neither can account for Vietnamese lenited /ɣ-/.”

Noun

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(classifier con) ghẹ • (𧋷)

1. swimming crabs of the family Portunidae
2. (figurative) a bully; tyrant

Derived terms

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• ghẹ ba chấm (P. sanguinolentus)
• ghẹ bóng (Charybdis riversander)
• ghẹ bụng một chấm (One spotted tummy crab)
• ghẹ chấm (P. trituberculatus)
• ghẹ đỏ dẹp (P. gladiator)
• ghẹ đỏ Nata (Charybdis natator)
• ghẹ hoa (Charybdis cruciata)
• ghẹ thánh giá (Charybdis feriata)
• ghẹ xanh (P. pelagicus)

Verb

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ghẹ

1. to sponge (something from someone); to do at the expense of others

Etymology 2

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See ghệ.

Noun

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ghẹ

1. (slang) alternative form of ghệ (“girlfriend”)

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