hà cớ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 何故 (“why/for what reason”, SV: hà cố).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ kəː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ kəː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ kəː˦˥]
Adverb[edit]
- why; for what reason; what is the purpose
- Vậy thì hà cớ làm sao chúng ta còn quá nặng nề với việc phải thi...
- So then for what reason are we still extremely burdened with needing to take exams...
- Hà cớ vào showbiz làm gì để bị chê cười...
- Why enter show business in order to be ridiculed...
Usage notes[edit]
This term is frequently, but not always, followed by gì or chi (typically for emphasis).