kiều
Pronunciation
Northern
/kiə̤w˨˩/
Central
/kiəw˧˧/
Southern
/kiəw˨˩/
pray for intercession
Verb
pray for intercession
3 senses
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Verb
Sense 1
Verb
pray for intercession
Culture & Proper Nouns
To offer prayers to a god or one's ancestors asking for their help, protection, or spiritual guidance.
vi Bà ấy đang kiều cầu xin sự che chở của tổ tiên.
en She is praying for the protection of her ancestors.
Proper noun
Sense 2
Proper noun
personal name
A proper name for a person or character.
vi Tên của người này là Kiều.
en This person's name is Kieu.
Sense 3
Proper noun
proper name
A proper name.
vi Đây là Kiều.
en This is Kieu.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
嬌
Candidates by syllable
kiều
橋（嬌 / 蕎）
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.