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Mandarin
Romanization
còng (cong4, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄥˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 欉
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 藂
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 謥／𰶂
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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!
Etymology 3
Adjective
còng • (𲄢, 窮, 工)
- hunchbacked