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Mandarin
Romanization
cùn (cun4, Zhuyin ㄘㄨㄣˋ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 吋
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 寸
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籿
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Adjective
cùn • (𠝕, 𨮉, 𪟓, 勤, 箟)
- blunt (having a thick edge or point, not sharp)
- Antonym: sắc
- lí sự cùn ― bad arguments; bad reasoning
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 裙 (SV: quần).
Noun
(classifier cái) cùn
- (in certain dialects of North Central Vietnam, clothing) pants; trousers; shorts