cầu khẩn
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤w˨˩ xə̰n˧˩˧/
Central
/kəw˧˧ kʰəŋ˧˩˨/
Southern
/kəw˨˩ kʰəŋ˨˩˦/
Listen
to plead; to beg
Verb
to plead; to beg
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to plead; to beg Greetings & Basic Exchanges
To earnestly request or plead with someone for help or for their forgiveness.
vi Anh ấy cầu khẩn sự tha thứ từ gia đình.
en He pleaded for forgiveness from his family.
Parts
cầu / khẩn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 求懇 …
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Parts
cầu / khẩn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 求懇 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 求懇
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
求懇
Candidates by syllable
cầu
求
khẩn
緊（墾）
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 khấn / cầu xin / nài nỉ / khai khẩn …
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Similar
cầu khấn / cầu xin / nài nỉ / khai khẩn …
Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …
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Use
nhu cầu / cầu nguyện / toàn cầu / cầu hôn …