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cầu cứu

Pronunciation Northern /kə̤w˨˩ kiw˧˥/ Central /kəw˧˧ kɨ̰w˩˧/ Southern /kəw˨˩ kɨw˧˥/
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call for help
Verb
call for help
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
call for help Safety & EmergenciesTheme

This verb describes the act of asking for rescue or crying out for help in an emergency.

vi Nạn nhân đang lớn tiếng cầu cứu mọi người xung quanh.

en The victim is crying out loudly for help to everyone around.

Parts
cầu / cứu / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 求救 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 求救

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
求救
Candidates by syllable
cầu cứu
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
xin / nhờ / vòi vĩnh / nhờ vả
Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …
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