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Pronunciation Northern /kən˧˧/ Central /kəŋ˧˥/ Southern /kəŋ˧˧/
weighing instrument
6 senses 3 meanings
Noun / Verb / Adjective
weighing instrument
Verb
take on multiple
Noun
tree variant
Details
6 senses · 3 meanings

weighing instrument

Noun / Verb / Adjective · 4 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
scale Kitchenware & ToolsTheme KitchenwareTag

A device used to measure the weight of an object or a person.

vi Tôi đứng lên cân để kiểm tra sức khỏe.

en I stepped on the scale to check my health.

Sense 2 Noun
kilogram

A unit for measuring mass in the current international system of units.

Verb

Sense 3 Verb
weigh

To use a scale to measure the weight of a person or thing.

vi Bạn hãy cân túi gạo này giúp tôi.

en Please weigh this bag of rice for me.

Adjective

Sense 4 Adjective
balanced

Balanced or even between different parts.

vi Bức tranh này treo chưa được cân lắm.

en This painting is not quite balanced.

take on multiple

Verb · 1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
defeat many

A verb meaning to face many opponents at once and defeat them all.

tree variant

Noun · 1 senses
Sense 1 Noun
tree variant

An alternative way to call a tree commonly used in North Central Vietnam.

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