The Vietnamese word for bridge is
cầu
Translations for bridge and their definitions
cầu | |
1. n. (sport) a jianzi shuttlecock | |
đá cầu - to play jianzi | |
2. n. (badminton) a badminton shuttlecock | |
3. n. (sport) short for, cầu mây, , sepak takraw ball | |
4. n. a bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | |
Muốn sang thì bắc cầu kiều.Muốn con hay chữ thì yêu lấy thầy. - If you want to cross a river, build a bridge.If you want your kids to be educated, be kind to their teacher. | |
5. n. (southern Vietnam) short for, nhà cầu, , latrine; lavatory | |
6. v. to ask for; to demand | |
Không ai cầu mày làm vậy cả. - No one asked you to do that. | |
7. v. to pray that something will happen; compare ước | |
Tao cầu (trời) cho cả nhà mày bị xe cán chết ! - I pray (to heaven) your whole family dies in a car crash! | |
8. n. (economics) demand |
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