cạy thế cạy thần
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Meaning · English
Force something to happen
Literally: pry the world pry the spirit
Examples
Anh ấy cạy thế cạy thần để hoàn thành dự án đúng hạnHe forced the issue to complete the project on time
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “cạy thế cạy thần” mean?
Force something to happen Literally: pry the world pry the spirit
Is “cạy thế cạy thần” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.