cái

noun

• Mother
  • con dại cái mang: the mother is responsible for the foolishness of her child

• khẩu ngữ) (denoting a young girl of one's rank or below)
  • cháu đến rủ cái Hoa đi học: I'm calling for Hoa to go to school with her

• Mother, mother of vinegar
  • cái giấm: mother of vinegar
  • cái mẻ: mother of fermented cold rice
  • Banker (trong đám bạc): Solid part (of liquid food)
  • ăn cả nước lẫn cái: to eat both the liquid and the solid part (of a food)

adj