giải

See also: giai

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier con) giải (螮, 蟹, 蠏)

  1. giant tortoise living in deep freshwater pools

Etymology 2

Noun

giải (繲, 𦃿, 𦄂)

  1. prize; award
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

giải

  1. (Northern Vietnam) Alternative form of trải (“to spread out; to lay out”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解.

Verb

giải

  1. to relieve; to alleviate; to break down; to release; to liberate; to free; to raise (a seige)
  2. (mathematics) to solve (a mathematics problem); to answer
  3. Short for đi giải (“to relieve oneself; to pass water”).
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 解 (SV: giái).

Verb

giải

  1. to deliver (criminal); to conduct under escort; to transport under guard
Derived terms
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