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cảnh giác

Pronunciation Northern /ka̰jŋ˧˩˧ zaːk˧˥/ Central /kan˧˩˨ ja̰ːk˩˧/ Southern /kan˨˩˦ jaːk˧˥/
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be vigilant
Verb
be vigilant

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Verb
be vigilant Safety & EmergenciesTheme

To be extremely watchful and careful in order to notice and avoid potential dangers or difficulties.

vi Mọi người cần cảnh giác với những kẻ lừa đảo.

en Everyone needs to be vigilant against scammers.

Parts
cảnh / giác / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 警覺 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 警覺

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
警覺
Candidates by syllable
cảnh 景 giác 覺
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
cảnh sát / cảnh huống / bối cảnh / cảnh binh …
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