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cưới

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Hanoi [kɨəj˧˦]Huế [kɨj˨˩˦]Saigon [kɨj˦˥] browser voice
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cướirisingsắc

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cưới means to marry; to wed.

Meanings of cưới in English

Verb

  1. to marry; to wed ≈ lấy
    • cưới vợto get a wife
    • cưới chồngto get a husband
  2. to get married ≈ kết hôn
    • vợ chồng mới cướia newly wedded couple
  3. to get a member of one's family married
    • Nhà tao cưới thằng anh tao.My family has had my brother married.
  4. to get someone married with one's family member
    • Mẹ quý con nên mẹ mới cưới con về đấy chớ.I like you a lot, that's why I accepted you as my daughter-in-law.

Words with cưới

cưới hỏicưới xinđám cưới

Example sentences with cưới

  • Cô ấy cưới một anh người Mỹ. She is married to an American.
  • Thật sao? Anh sẽ cưới em chứ? Seriously? You'll marry me?
  • Thật không? Em sẽ cưới anh chứ? Seriously? You'll marry me?
  • Họ cưới nhau khi còn trẻ. They married when they were young.
  • Tôi đã cưới và có 2 đứa con. I am married and have two children.
  • Cô ấy cưới người nước ngoài. She is married to a foreigner.
  • Tôi không muốn cưới quá sớm. I don't want to marry too early.
  • Cô ấy cưới bạn cùng lớp với cô. She married her classmate.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cưới could be written as 𡠣, 丐, 𡣨, 𡡇. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *kaːlʔ / *-gaːlʔ (“to ask > marriage”). Cognate with Muong cưởi.

Frequently asked questions

What does cưới mean in English?

cưới (verb) means "to marry; to wed".

How do you pronounce cưới?

IPA: Hanoi [kɨəj˧˦]; Saigon [kɨj˦˥]. Tones: cưới — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.