cán

See also: Appendix:Variations of "can"

Mandarin

Romanization

cán (Zhuyin ㄘㄢˊ)

Pinyin transcription of 嬠
Pinyin transcription of 嬱
Pinyin transcription of 惭, 慙, 慚
Pinyin transcription of 残, 殘
Pinyin transcription of 淺
Pinyin transcription of 蚎
Pinyin transcription of 蝅
Pinyin transcription of 蠶
Pinyin transcription of 蠺
Pinyin transcription of 蚕

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *kaːnʔ.

Noun

(classifier cái) cán (桿)

handle
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 3
  Cầm chặt cán dao trong tay, tôi bỗng thấy người mình như cao lớn hắn lên; […]
  Firmly holding the handle of the knife in my hand, I suddenly felt as if I were much taller; […]

Etymology 2

Verb

cán (擀)

to be crushed (by a vehicle, etc.)

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