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cầu may

Listen
pray for luck
Verb
pray for luck
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
pray for luck Culture, Arts & Proper NamesTheme

To pray for luck means to perform rituals or express wishes with the hope of receiving good fortune or positive outcomes.

vi Nhiều người đi lễ chùa để cầu may cho gia đình.

en Many people go to temples to pray for luck for their families.

Sense 2 Verb
take a risk Core Actions & OperationTheme

To take a risk means to try something that has an uncertain outcome with the hope of achieving success or good fortune.

vi Anh ta quyết định đầu tư để cầu may một lần.

en He decided to invest to take a risk once.

Parts
cầu / may / 求𡮋
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
求𡮋
Candidates by syllable
cầu 求 may 𡮋(𢆧 / 𢆨 / 𢆪 / 𦁼)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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