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thỉnh cầu

Pronunciation Northern /tʰḭ̈ŋ˧˩˧ kə̤w˨˩/ Central /tʰïn˧˩˨ kəw˧˧/ Southern /tʰɨn˨˩˦ kəw˨˩/
Listen
to entreat; to request
Verb
to entreat; to request
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses

Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to entreat; to request Requests & InvitationsTheme

To ask someone for something in a very serious, polite, or formal manner.

vi Ông ấy thỉnh cầu sự giúp đỡ từ cộng đồng.

en He entreated the community for help.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
request; petition

A formal or polite act of asking for something to be given or done.

vi Họ đã gửi một bản thỉnh cầu lên chính quyền.

en They sent a formal request to the government.

Parts
thỉnh / cầu / 請求
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
請求
Candidates by syllable
thỉnh 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
thỉnh giáo / thỉnh nguyện / thỉnh kinh / thỉnh thị …
Use
thỉnh thoảng / thủng thỉnh / nhu cầu / cầu nguyện …
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