Còng - Wiktionary

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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  • congnonstandard
  • còŋvery rare shorthand

Romanization

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còng (cong4, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of  / 𰶂

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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(classifier con) còng • () (phonemic reduplicative còng còng)

  1. crabs of genus Uca

Etymology 2

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Compare Proto-Katuic *kɔŋ (bracelet) (whence Pacoh cóng (bracelet)) and Proto-Bahnaric *kɔːŋ (bracelet) (whence Bahnar kong (bracelet)).

Noun

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(classifier cái, chiếc) còng • ()

  1. handcuffs còng số 8(8-shaped) handcuffs

Verb

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còng

  1. to put handcuffs (on the wrists) Còng tay hắn lại!Handcuff him! / Restrain him with handcuffs!

Etymology 3

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Related to cong.

Adjective

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còng • (𲄢, 窮, 工)

  1. hunchbacked

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