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can gián

Pronunciation Northern /kaːn˧˧ zaːn˧˥/ Central /kaːŋ˧˥ ja̰ːŋ˩˧/ Southern /kaːŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˥/
remonstrate
Verb
remonstrate
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
remonstrate Core ActionsTheme

To strongly protest or express opposition to an action or decision made by someone else in authority.

vi Người cận thần đã cố gắng can gián nhà vua không nên gây chiến.

en The courtier tried to remonstrate with the king against going to war.

Parts
can / gián / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 干諫 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 干諫

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
干諫
Candidates by syllable
can gián (𧍴)
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
remonstrate
Use
tâm can / can hệ / can nhiễu / ông can …
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