cầu
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 球 (“ball; sphere”).
Noun
(classifier trái, quả) cầu • (球, 毬)
- (sports) a jianzi shuttlecock
- đá cầu
- to play jianzi
- (badminton) a badminton shuttlecock
- (sports) Short for cầu mây (“sepak takraw ball”).
See also
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 橋 (“bridge”, SV: kiều).
Noun
- a 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.
- If you want to cross a river, build a bridge.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 求.
Verb
cầu
Noun
cầu
Etymology 4
Noun
cầu
- (Southern Vietnam) Short for nhà cầu (“latrine; lavatory”).
Derived terms
Derived terms
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