cảnh

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 景.

Alternative forms

Noun

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 cảnh ― to 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

cảnh

  1. ornamental, decorative
    cây cảnh ― ornamental plant
    cây ớt cảnh ― ornamental pepper plant
    vườn cảnh ― garden
  2. pet
    chó cảnh ― toy dog
    chim cảnh ― pet bird
    cá cảnh ― aquarium or garden fish
    chuột cảnh ― fancy mouse
    gà cảnh ― pet chicken
  3. (anatomy) cervical (of the neck)
    động mạch cảnh ― carotid
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 警.

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

cảnh

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

Romanization

cảnh

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 警

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