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cúng

Pronunciation Northern /kuŋ˧˥/ Central /kṵŋ˩˧/ Southern /kuŋ˧˥/
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give offerings or worship
Verb
give offerings or worship

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
give offerings or worship Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

To give offerings means to present something as an act of religious worship to a deity.

vi Gia đình tôi thường cúng thần linh vào ngày rằm.

en My family often gives offerings to the deities on the full moon day.

Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 供 / 供
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 供

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
供
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cũng / cưng / cụng / cùng …
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ngũ cúng / cúng cơm / thờ cúng / cúng tế …
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