lưu cầu
Pronunciation
Northern
/liw˧˧ kə̤w˨˩/
Central
/lɨw˧˥ kəw˧˧/
Southern
/lɨw˧˧ kəw˨˩/
jade-inlaid sword
Noun
jade-inlaid sword
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2 senses
2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Meaning
2 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
jade-inlaid sword Culture, Arts & Proper Names
A sword said to be inlaid with jade.
Proper noun
Sense 2
Proper noun
Ryukyu Culture, Arts & Proper Names
Ryukyu.
vi Bạn tôi vừa mượn một cuốn sách viết về Lưu Cầu từ thư viện.
en My friend has just borrowed a book about Ryukyu from the library.
Parts
lưu / cầu / 琉球
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Parts
lưu / cầu / 琉球
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
琉球
Candidates by syllable
lưu
流（留 / 硫 / 琉 / 畱）
cầu
求
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.
Use
tiếng lưu cầu / lưu ý / trung lưu / lưu niệm …
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Use
tiếng lưu cầu / lưu ý / trung lưu / lưu niệm …