cẩu
Pronunciation
Northern
/kə̰w˧˩˧/
Central
/kəw˧˩˨/
Southern
/kəw˨˩˦/
dog
3 senses
Noun
dog
Details
3 senses
▸
Details
3 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
dog
Core Actions
A formal or Sino-Vietnamese term referring to a dog, a common domesticated carnivorous mammal.
vi Trong Hán-Việt, cẩu có nghĩa là chó.
en In Sino-Vietnamese, cẩu means dog.
Sense 2
Noun
crane
A shortened term used to refer to a crane, which is a machine used for lifting heavy materials.
vi Chiếc cẩu đang nâng vật liệu xây dựng.
en The crane is lifting construction materials.
Verb
Sense 3
Verb
lift with a crane
To lift or move heavy objects using a crane or a similar large lifting device.
vi Công nhân đang cẩu thùng hàng lên xe tải.
en The workers are lifting the cargo box onto the truck with a crane.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
▸
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
狗
Candidates by syllable
cẩu
狗
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.