Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

giả

[zaː˧˩]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) fake; false

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giả, sai

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) artificial; false

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhân tạo, sai

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Examples

tóc giảa wig

răng giảa false tooth

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to pretend

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

làm như

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Examples

Đừng giả ngu!Don't act dumb!

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) Northern Vietnam form of trả (“to return, to give back”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hình thức miền Bắc của trả

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Examples

Ngay trong đám anh chị em, ai tốt với em, thì em tốt giả, bất cứ là con nàng hầu, vợ lẽ.Among just us brothers and sisters, whoever is kind to me, to them I'll be kind in return; anyone, whether they were a servant's or concubine's child.

Quoted attestation: 1791-1792, Cao Xueqin & Gao E, Dream of the Red Chamber, Ch. 27; 1962, Vietnamese translation by Vũ Bội Hoàng, Nguyễn Thọ, & Nguyễn Doãn Địch

Common questions

What does “giả” mean?

(adjective) fake; false

Is “giả” formal or informal?

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