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cờ

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [kəː˨˩]Huế [kəː˦˩]Saigon [kəː˨˩] browser voice
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cờ means flag; banner; standard.

Classifier: lá, ngọn — e.g. một lá cờ (one flag)

Meanings of cờ in English

Noun

  1. flag; banner; standard; vexillum; streamer
    • cờ tổ quốcthe national flag, specifically referring to the flag of Vietnam
  2. vexillum (upper petal of a papilionaceous flower)

Noun

  1. a board game in which there are pieces, such as chess, go, shogi, xiangqi, etc., or tokens such as Monopoly, Ludo, etc. (including their bootleg counterparts)

Noun

  1. The name of the Latin script letter C/c.

Words with cờ

Example sentences with cờ

  • Đây là lá cờ Hà Lan. This is a Dutch flag.
  • Tôi muốn chơi cờ đam. I want to play checkers.
  • mặt tiền các ngôi nhà đều đã được treo cờ. The fronts of the houses were hung with flags.
  • Lá cờ Hoa Kỳ này được sản xuất ở Trung Quốc. This American flag is made in China.
  • Các quân xe được đặt vào góc ở giai đoạn xếp cờ. The rooks are placed in the corners during the set-up phase.
  • Bạn có biết được tất cả các lá cờ trên thế giới không? Do you know all the flags of the world?
  • Vòng tròn ở phía ngoài cùng bên phải của lá cờ Olympic có màu gì? What color is the far right ring on the Olympic flag?
  • Cuối cùng tôi cũng có thể lĩnh ngộ ra được điều thú vị về cờ shogi chuyên nghiệp rồi. I'm finally able to understand what's interesting about professional shogi.

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, cờ could be written as 旂, 旗, 碁, 棊. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Old Chinese 旗 (OC *[ɡ](r)ə) (B-S) (SV: kì).

Frequently asked questions

What does cờ mean in English?

cờ (noun) means "flag; banner; standard".

How do you pronounce cờ?

IPA: Hanoi [kəː˨˩]; Saigon [kəː˨˩]. Tones: cờ — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with cờ?

Common classifiers: lá, ngọn — for example "một lá cờ" (one flag).

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.