cán
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"
Mandarin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Romanization[edit]
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬠
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嬱
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 慙/惭, 慚/惭
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 殘/残
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 淺/浅
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚎
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蝅
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠶/蚕
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠺
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蚕
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier cây, cái) cán • (桿)
- a handle; grip; staff; lever (especially of a tool)
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 3, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
- Cầm chặt cán dao trong tay, tôi bỗng thấy người mình như cao lớn hắn lên; […]
- Firmly holding the handle of the knife in my hand, I suddenly felt as if I were much taller; […]
Derived terms[edit]
- cán cân (“balance”)
- dốt đặc cán mai (“dumb as an apricot handle”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 擀.
Verb[edit]
cán
- to flatten; to crush (especially with rolling cylindrical objects)
- (figurative) to run over (with a vehicle)
- ...bị xe cán. ― ...got run over by a car.
Derived terms[edit]
- máy cán (“laminator”)
- ngay cán tàn (“long face”)
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 幹.
Compound part[edit]
cán
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
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