Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

cạy cửa

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Meaning · English

to find a way to get involved or participate

Literally: to pry open the door

Examples

Anh ấy đã cạy cửa được vào công ty đó nhờ quen biết một người bạnHe managed to get into that company because he knew someone

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-10; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cạy cửa” mean?

to find a way to get involved or participate Literally: to pry open the door

Is “cạy cửa” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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