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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 約.
Pronunciation
Verb
ước
- to wish in your mind; compare cầu (“to pray”) and chúc (“to verbalize to someone what you wish for them”)
(Can we date this quote?), Võ Thiện Thanh (lyrics and music), “Ước gì [I Wish]”:♀: Ước gì em đã không lỡ lời
Ước gì ta đừng có giận hờn
Để giờ đây cô đơn vắng tanh
Đời em đã vắng anh rồi.
Ước gì cho thời gian trở lại
Ước gì em gặp anh một lần
Em sẽ nói em luôn nhớ anh
Và em chỉ có anh thôi.- ♀: I wish I hadn't said those awful things
I wish we hadn't fought
Because I'm so lonely now
My life now is without you.
I wish I could turn back time
I wish I could meet you one more time
I would tell you I'd always missed you
And you were the only one for me.
Noun
ước
- Clipping of ước số (“divisor”).
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