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cảnh

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See also: canh, Canh, cánh, cành, and cạnh

Vietnamese

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Alternative forms

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Noun

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cảnh

  1. scenery; view; landscape
  2. (cinematography, television, theater) scene (so much of a play as passes without change of locality or time)
  3. state; situation; plight
  4. (film) shot (single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures)
  5. ornament, decoration
    uốn cây thế làm cảnhto bend a tree into an ornamental tree
  6. (music) A traditional Vietnamese cymbal found in chầu văn that is placed on the floor and struck with wooden beaters.
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Adjective

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cảnh

  1. ornamental, decorative
    cây cảnhornamental plant
    cây ớt cảnhornamental pepper plant
    vườn cảnhgarden
  2. pet
    chó cảnhtoy dog
    chim cảnhpet bird
    cảnhaquarium or garden fish
    chuột cảnhfancy mouse
    cảnhpet chicken
  3. (anatomy) cervical (of the neck)
    động mạch cảnhcarotid
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

The noun sense is a clipping of cảnh sát (警察). Compare Japanese サツ (satsu, cop), which is from the second element instead.

Noun

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cảnh

  1. (criminal slang, derogatory) cop
    Synonyms: ông can, cớm

Romanization

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cảnh

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of

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