cương
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 剛 (“hard”).
Noun[edit]
cương
- (equestrianism) a rein
- Synonym: dây cương
Adjective[edit]
cương
Affix[edit]
cương
Derived terms[edit]
- cương quyết (剛決)
- cương trực (剛直)
- kim cương (金剛, “diamond”)
- cương nhu (剛柔)
- cương ngạnh (剛硬)
- cương nghị (剛毅)
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 綱 (“guiding principle, key part”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) cang
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 疆 (“border”).