kêu
Pronunciation
Northern
/kew˧˧/
Central
/kew˧˥/
Southern
/kew˧˧/
cry or shout
5 senses
Verb
cry or shout
Details
5 senses
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Details
5 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
cry or shout
Animals & Pets
To shout, call out, or make a characteristic animal sound.
vi Con mèo đang kêu meo meo bên ngoài cửa.
en The cat is meowing outside the door.
Sense 2
Verb
call for help
To call someone to come or to call for help.
vi Anh ta kêu người đến giúp khi gặp tai nạn.
en He called someone to help when he had an accident.
Sense 3
Verb
whine
To complain or whine about something.
vi Cô ấy cứ kêu mệt suốt buổi học.
en She kept complaining that she was tired throughout the lesson.
Adjective
Sense 4
Adjective
uproarious
Loud, resounding, or attention-getting in sound.
vi Tiếng pháo nổ rất kêu.
en The firecracker sounded very loud.
Sense 5
Adjective
intriguing
Having qualities that are very interesting, attractive, and capable of arousing a person's curiosity.
vi Tên của cuốn sách này nghe rất kêu.
en The title of this book sounds very intriguing.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
叫
Candidates by syllable
kêu
𡆌
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.