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cẩu

Pronunciation Northern /kə̰w˧˩˧/ Central /kəw˧˩˨/ Southern /kəw˨˩˦/
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dog
Noun
dog
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
dog Core ActionsTheme

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.

Parts
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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.
Similar
câu / cậu / cẫu / cáu …
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Use
hải cẩu / linh cẩu / cần cẩu / hải cẩu thầy tu hawaii …
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