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cầu hoà

Pronunciation Northern /kə̤w˨˩ hwa̤ː˨˩/ Central /kəw˧˧ hwaː˧˧/ Southern /kəw˨˩ hwaː˨˩/
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to sue for peace
Verb
to sue for peace
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to sue for peace Politics & InstitutionsTheme

To sue for peace is to formally request an end to a war through diplomatic negotiations.

vi Phái đoàn đã được cử đi để cầu hòa nhằm kết thúc cuộc chiến.

en A delegation was sent to sue for peace to end the war.

Sense 2 Verb
to play for a draw

To play for a draw is a strategy used to finish a game with equal final scores.

vi Đội bóng đã quyết định cầu hòa trong những phút cuối của trận đấu.

en The team decided to play for a draw in the final minutes of the match.

Parts
cầu / hoà / 求和
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
求和
Candidates by syllable
cầu 求 hoà 和
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
cầu hòa
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Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …
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