cánh
Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˦]Huế [kɛɲ˦˧˥]Saigon [kan˦˥] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
cánh means wing; airfoil.
Meanings of cánh in English
Noun
- wing
- airfoil, wing
- petal
- cánh hoapetal
- of a star symbol point
- sao vàng năm cánha five-pointed golden star
- of a football/soccer pitch/field side
- literary clothes; clothing
- Hắn diện một bộ cánh lỗi mốt hết cỡ.He wears/wore a super out-of-style set of clothes.
Classifier
- Indicates doors, windows, gates, kites, bows, forests and agricultural fields (of maize/corn, rice, etc.)
Words with cánh
Example sentences with cánh
- Hãy thử một cánh cửa khác. Try another door.
- Cánh hoa rắc đầy sân khấu. The stage was sprinkled with flower petals.
- Anh ấy sơn trắng cánh cửa. He painted the door white.
- Người thiếu nữ mở cánh cửa. The girl opened the door.
- Những cánh chim đang chao lượn. The birds are flying around.
- Có người bào tôi đi mở cánh cổng. I was asked to open the gate.
- Cánh cửa của văn phòng có màu vàng. The door of the office is yellow.
- Cánh cổng này dẫn đến thế giới khác. This portal leads to another world.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cánh could be written as 𫅩, 𦑃. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *kɛːŋʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *kiəŋ (“elbow”) (not listed in Sidwell (2024) but compare Proto-Austroasiatic *miəŋˀ (“mouth”) (whence miếng/mánh)).
Frequently asked questions
What does cánh mean in English?
cánh (noun) means "wing; airfoil".
How do you pronounce cánh?
IPA: Hanoi [kajŋ̟˧˦]; Saigon [kan˦˥]. Tones: cánh — rising tone (sắc).