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kêu cầu

Pronunciation Northern /kew˧˧ kə̤w˨˩/ Central /kew˧˥ kəw˧˧/ Southern /kew˧˧ kəw˨˩/
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supplicate
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supplicate
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Meaning
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supplicate Core ActionsTheme

To ask for something very humbly and earnestly, especially from a powerful person or a deity, in order to get their help.

vi Người dân đến đền để kêu cầu thần linh phù hộ cho gia đình.

en People come to the temple to supplicate the gods for their family's protection.

Parts
kêu / cầu / 呌求
chữ Nôm Source-aligned
Representative candidate
呌求
Candidates by syllable
kêu 𡆌 cầu
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.
Similar
kêu / kêu la / kêu van / kêu gào …
Use
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