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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from (ball; sphere).

    Noun

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    (classifier trái, quả) cầu (, )

    1. (sports) jianzi shuttlecock
      đá cầuto play jianzi
    2. (badminton) badminton shuttlecock
    3. (sports) short for cầu mây (sepak takraw ball)
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    Etymology 2

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    cầu

      Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (bridge, SV: kiều). Doublet of kèo.

      The “latrine; lavatory” sense was so named since latrines were, in pre-modern times, characteristically a wooden construction on the water. Compare Malay jamban (latrine) < jambatan (bridge).

      Noun

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      (classifier cây) cầu ()

      1. bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
        Muốn sang thì bắc cầu kiều.
        Muốn con hay chữ thì yêu lấy thầy.
        If you want to cross a river, build a bridge.
        If you want your kids to be educated, be kind to their teacher.
      2. (Southern Vietnam) short for nhà cầu (latrine; lavatory)
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      Etymology 3

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        Sino-Vietnamese word from .

        Verb

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        cầu

        1. to ask for; to demand
          Không ai cầu mày làm vậy cả.
          No one asked you to do that.
        2. to pray that something will happen; compare ước (to wish)
          Tao cầu (trời) cho cả nhà mày bị xe cán chết !
          I pray (to heaven) your whole family dies in a car crash!
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        Noun

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        cầu

        1. (economics) demand
          Antonym: cung