cán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Mandarin

Romanization

cán (can², Zhuyin ㄘㄢˊ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *kaːnʔ.

Noun

(classifier cái) cán • (桿)

1. handle
   • 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; […]

Etymology 2

Verb

cán • (擀)

1. to be crushed, to be run over (by a vehicle, etc.)

   bị xe cán.

   be run over by a car

2. to flatten, to make flat