cởi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "coi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (“to disengage”, SV: giải).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəːj˨˩˦]

Verb

cởi • (𢶒, 襘)

1. (clothing) to take off

   Antonyms: mặc, đi, mang, đeo

   cởi quần ― to take off one's trousers

2. to untie (a rope constraint)

   cởi trói ― to untie

3. to undo (a knot)

   Synonym: gỡ

   cởi nút ― to undo a knot

Derived terms

• cởi bỏ
• cởi mở