còng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Mandarin

Romanization

còng (cong⁴, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier con) còng

1. crabs of genus Uca

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cái) còng

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!