cãi

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

verb
To argue
đã làm sai, người ta chỉ bảo cho còn cãi after being shown what was wrong with his behaviour, he still argued
cãi nhau suốt buổi sáng mà chưa ngã ngũ they argued inconclusively the whole morning
To defend, to act as advocate for
luật sư cố cãi cho trắng án the lawyer did his best to defend his client and clear him of all charges
cãi chày cãi cối to reason in a circle, to persist in advancing chicaneries

	[cãi]
		to argue; to answer back; to backtalk
			Đã làm sai, người ta chỉ bảo cho còn cãi
			After being shown what was wrong with his behaviour, he still argued
			Cãi cha mẹ / thầy cô
			To answer one's parents/teachers back
			Tôi nói cậu không được cãi!
			Don't talk back to me!
		to defend; to act as advocate for...
			Luật sư cố cãi cho trắng án
			The lawyer did his best to defend his client and clear him of all charges
			Cãi chày cãi cối
			To reason in a circle; to persist in advancing chicaneries
		to deny; to contradict; to protest
			Lệnh quan ai dám cãi lời (truyện Kiều)
			Who dare protest the word a mandarin speaks?
			Cô ta cố ý cãi tôi
			She deliberately contradicts me