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cáng

Pronunciation Northern /kaːŋ˧˥/ Central /ka̰ːŋ˩˧/ Southern /kaːŋ˧˥/
hammock porter
4 senses
Noun
hammock porter
Noun
hammock litter
Noun
palanquin
+1 more senses
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4 senses
Sense 1 Noun
hammock porter

A person who carries a hammock or a litter used for transporting people.

vi Những người cáng khiêng vị khách lên núi.

en The porters carried the guest up the mountain.

Sense 2 Noun
hammock litter

A type of hammock attached to a pole used for carrying people or things.

vi Người bệnh được nằm trên cáng để đi trạm xá.

en The patient was lying in a hammock litter to go to the clinic.

Sense 3 Noun
palanquin

A covered litter for one passenger, consisting of a large box carried on poles by porters.

vi Cô dâu ngồi trong chiếc cáng lộng lẫy.

en The bride sat in a magnificent palanquin.

Sense 4 Noun
stretcher

A frame used for carrying sick, injured, or dead people.

vi Nhân viên y tế đưa người bị thương lên cáng.

en The medical staff put the injured person on a stretcher.

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