còng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• cong — nonstandard
• còŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

còng (cong⁴, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欉
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藂
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謥 / 𰶂

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

(classifier con) còng • (蚣) (phonemic reduplicative còng còng)

1. crabs of genus Uca

Etymology 2

Compare Proto-Katuic *kɔŋ (“bracelet”) (whence Pacoh cóng (“bracelet”)) and Proto-Bahnaric *kɔːŋ (“bracelet”) (whence Bahnar kong (“bracelet”)).

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) còng • (栱)

1. handcuffs

   còng số 8 ― (8-shaped) handcuffs

Verb

còng

1. to put handcuffs (on the wrists)

   Còng tay hắn lại!

   Handcuff him! / Restrain him with handcuffs!

Etymology 3

Related to cong.

Adjective

còng • (𲄢, 窮, 工)

1. hunchbacked