"cân" meaning in Vietnamese

See cân in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cân.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|斤}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|斤|catty}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} cân, {{vi-adj}} cân
  1. of balance or equilibrium
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-adj-VFfkM~KP Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Vietnamese nouns classified by cán Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cán: 13 19 25 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cân.wav Forms: cái [classifier], chiếc [classifier]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|斤}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|斤|catty}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cân, {{vi-noun|cls=cái, chiếc, cán|cls_note=weighing instrument}} (classifier cái, chiếc, cán (“weighing instrument”)) cân
  1. weighing instrument; balance, scale, etc.
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-noun-jv0BRpOS Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Vietnamese nouns classified by cán, Mushrooms Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cán: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 5 12 20 19 19 24
  2. (colloquial) kilogram Tags: colloquial Synonyms: , ki lô
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-noun-FtsQsoSJ Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Vietnamese nouns classified by cán, Mushrooms Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cán: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 5 12 20 19 19 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cân.wav Forms: cấy [classifier]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cân, {{vi-noun|cls=cấy}} (classifier cấy) cân
  1. North Central Vietnam form of cây (“tree”) Tags: Central, North, Vietnam, alt-of Alternative form of: cây (extra: tree)
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-noun-OAa-qUgk Categories (other): Central Vietnamese, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by cấy, Mushrooms, Plants, String instruments, Trees Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 32 1 1 2 27 2 6 1 13 3 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 0 1 1 32 1 6 0 16 2 15 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 3 63 4 23 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cấy: 6 9 12 46 12 14 Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 5 12 20 19 19 24 Disambiguation of Plants: 4 9 15 38 14 19 Disambiguation of String instruments: 2 8 5 66 5 14 Disambiguation of Trees: 2 6 10 58 9 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: [kən˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [kəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-cân.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|斤}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|斤|catty}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”) Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=}} cân, {{vi-verb}} cân
  1. to weigh
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-verb-Tz6u76wz Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Vietnamese nouns classified by cán, Mushrooms Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cán: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 5 12 20 19 19 24
  2. (slang) to take on multiple opponents at once and defeat them all Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-cân-vi-verb-996Qa4O2 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc, Vietnamese nouns classified by cái, Vietnamese nouns classified by cán, Mushrooms Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 6 16 24 22 32 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by chiếc: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cái: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by cán: 13 19 25 22 22 Disambiguation of Mushrooms: 5 12 20 19 19 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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Download raw JSONL data for cân meaning in Vietnamese (8.5kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: cán (“weighing instrument”)",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "cân",
  "trace": ""
}

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