cù lao
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Meaning
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A strip of land rising in the middle of a river, formed by the natural accumulation of silt from the current over years.
vi Chúng tôi đi thuyền ra cù lao để hái trái cây.
en We took a boat out to the river island to pick fruit.
A small island or raised tract of land in a river, especially in Southern Vietnam.
vi Người dân sống trên cù lao giữa sông Tiền.
en People live on the river island in the Tiền River.
Painstaking labor or deep obligation, especially the debt owed to parents for birth and upbringing.
vi Con cái không quên chín chữ cù lao của cha mẹ.
en Children do not forget the deep debt owed to their parents.