cầu cứu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 求救.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ kiw˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ kɨw˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ kɨw˦˥]
Verb
cầu cứu
- to ask someone to come to the rescue; to cry for help