còng

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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còng (cong4, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𰶂

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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(classifier con) còng ()

  1. crabs of genus Uca

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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(classifier cái) còng ()

  1. handcuffs
    còng số 8(8-shaped) handcuffs

Verb

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còng

  1. to put handcuffs (on the wrists)
    Còng tay hắn lại!
    Handcuff him! / Restrain him with handcuffs!

Etymology 3

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Adjective

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còng (𲄢, , )

  1. hunchbacked