Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nguyên cớ

[ŋwiən˧˧ kəː˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(noun) reason, cause

Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Anh sợ nhìn lại một kỉ niệm, sợ nhìn lại một nguyên cớ tình yêu, một nguyên cớ tan tành.He was afraid to look back to a memory, afraid to look back at a cause of his love and a cause of its undoing.

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “nguyên cớ” mean?

(noun) reason, cause

Is “nguyên cớ” formal or informal?

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

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