còng

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cong"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

cong — nonstandard
còŋ — very rare shorthand

Romanization

còng (cong⁴, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欉
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藂
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謥／𰶂

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [kɔŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) còng • (蚣)

crabs of genus Uca

Etymology 2

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

Noun

(classifier cái) còng • (栱)

handcuffs
còng số 8 ― (8-shaped) handcuffs

Verb

còng

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

Adjective

còng • (𲄢, 窮, 工)

hunchbacked

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