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canh chừng

Listen
keep watch
Verb
keep watch

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1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
keep watch Safety & EmergenciesTheme

To stay alert and carefully observe a person, place, or situation over a period of time to prevent any trouble, danger, or escape.

vi Anh ấy thức suốt đêm để canh chừng ngôi nhà.

en He stayed up all night to keep watch over the house.

Parts
canh / chừng / A compound of canh + chừng …
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OriginA compound of canh + chừng

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
更澄
Candidates by syllable
canh 更(耕 / 庚 / 羮 / 𥓷) chừng 澄
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
cánh chung / bỏ mặc / bỏ bê / lơ là
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Use
canh tác / bánh canh / bánh canh cua / lính canh …
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