cầu nguyện

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Hanoi [kəw˨˩ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]Huế [kəw˦˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kəw˨˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice

Syllables · tones

cầufallinghuyền nguyệnheavynặng

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cầu nguyện means to pray.

Chinese characters: 求願

Meanings of cầu nguyện in English

Verb

to pray (a spiritual act to communicate with the divine)

Example sentences with cầu nguyện

Chúng tôi đã quỳ xuống cầu nguyện. We knelt down to pray.
Chúng tôi đều quỳ xuống cầu nguyện. We all knelt down to pray.
Chúng ta hãy cầu nguyện! Let's pray!
Tôi đã cầu nguyện. I prayed.
Rima đang cầu nguyện. Rima is praying.
Hoàng đế cầu nguyện cho những linh hồn đã khuất. The Emperor prayed for the souls of the deceased.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求願.

Frequently asked questions

What does cầu nguyện mean in English?

cầu nguyện (verb) means "to pray".

How do you pronounce cầu nguyện?

IPA: Hanoi [kəw˨˩ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kəw˨˩ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: cầu — falling tone (huyền), nguyện — heavy tone (nặng).

Is cầu nguyện a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cầu nguyện is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 求願.

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.