cân

cân m (plural chén) (Ville Unite)

1. dog

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”).

cân

1. (colloquial, dated) kilogram

   cân nặng ― weight

   nặng cân ― heavy; formidable

• kí; kí lô

(classifier cái, chiếc, cán) cân

1. a weighing instrument; a balance, scale, etc.

   cán cân công lí ― the scales of justice

cân

1. to weigh

   cân đo đong đếm ― to weigh, measure, put in measuring cups, count; to perform exhaustive measurement

   cân nhắc ― to weigh one's options

cân

1. in some kind of balance or equilibrium

   tam giác cân ― an isosceles triangle

   cân đối ― in shape and healthy

From Proto-Vietic *gəl ~ *kəl. Cognate with Muong câl, cấl, Kha Phong kɨl². Related to cấn (cấy).

Various words with similar shape that have the meaning of "to fell trees" occur in many Austroasiatic branches, including Semai kòl, Temiar kel, Proto-Bahnaric *kal (whence Koho köl) and Proto-Katuic *kəl (whence Pacoh câl); all could be contributed to *kuəl ~ *kəl (“to cut down, fell”), which might be related to the root above. Alternatively, compare Proto-Khmuic *tŋkəl (“stump”) (whence Khmu [Cuang] tŋkɨl), Khmer គល់ (kŭəl), Mon ဓဂဵု.

• (Northern Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) cây
• (Nam Ngãi) cai

(classifier cấy) cân • (核,荄,𣘃)

1. a plant with a hard trunk or stem, such as a woody tree or bamboo, as opposed to cỏ (“(soft-stemmed) grass”)
2. (by extension) a plant (including trees and grasses), or more rarely, a mushroom
3. (colloquial) Short for cân số (“kilometre/kimometer”).

   Dù kéc quê hương ngàn cân nhưng dẩn chự tiếng.

   Although thousands of kilometers away from home, still keep the language.

• thực vật; thụ

cân • (核,荄,𣘃)

1. Indicates plants
2. Indicates stick/rod-like objects

   Synonym: thanh

3. (music) Indicates string instruments and some other types of musical instruments

cân

1. to take on multiple opponents at once and defeat them all

• IPA^(key): /kaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Deverbal of canu (“sing”)

cân f (plural caneuon)

1. song

• Cân y Caniadau (“the Song of Songs”)
• canwr (“singer”)

cân

1. (literary) inflection of canu:
   1. third-person singular present indicative/future
   2. second-person singular imperative

• cana (literary third-person singular present/future, second-person singular imperative)
• caniff (colloquial third-person singular present/future)
• canith (colloquial third-person singular present/future)

cân

1. third-person plural present indicative/future colloquial of cael

• cânt (literary)