cầu cứu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求救.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ kiw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ kɨw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ kɨw˦˥]

Verb

cầu cứu

  1. to ask for rescue; to cry for help