cầu siêu

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 求超. Probably a blend of cầu (“to wish for, to pray for”) +‎ siêu thoát (“to pass on”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ siəw˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˦˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˦˩ siw˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩ ʂiw˧˧] ~ [kəw˨˩ siw˧˧] === Verb === cầu siêu (occult and Buddhism) to pray as a group to support deceased souls (Catholicism) to have a requiem; requiem mass (pray to bring peace to the dead)