cầm chân
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̤m˨˩ ʨən˧˧/
Central
/kəm˧˧ ʨəŋ˧˥/
Southern
/kəm˨˩ ʨəŋ˧˧/
hold the legs
3 senses
2 Components
Verb
hold the legs
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Verb
hold legs
Core Actions
Sports
The physical act of using one's hands to firmly hold the legs of a person or an animal to stop them.
vi Người thợ cầm chân con bê để bác sĩ thú y kiểm tra.
en The worker is holding the calf's legs for the vet to check.
Sense 2
Verb
immobilize
To prevent an opponent or enemy from moving or taking further actions by keeping them in a fixed position.
vi Cơn bão đã cầm chân chúng tôi ở lại hòn đảo thêm hai ngày.
en The storm pinned us down on the island for two more days.
Sense 3
Verb
resist
To successfully resist or prevent an opponent from scoring or winning a match, especially during a sports competition or game.
vi Đội bóng đã xuất sắc cầm chân đối thủ mạnh với tỉ số hòa.
en The team successfully held off their strong opponent with a draw.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
琴蹎
Candidates by syllable
cầm
琴（扲 / 禽 / 𨆓）
chân
蹎
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.