canh phòng
Pronunciation
Northern
/kajŋ˧˧ fa̤wŋ˨˩/
Central
/kan˧˥ fawŋ˧˧/
Southern
/kan˧˧ fawŋ˨˩/
Listen
guard
Verb
guard
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
guard Core Actions
To maintain a constant and careful watch over a place or person to ensure their safety.
vi Những người lính đang canh phòng cẩn mật ở cổng thành.
en The soldiers are carefully guarding the city gate.
Parts
canh / phòng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 更防 …
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Parts
canh / phòng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 更防 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 更防
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
更防
Candidates by syllable
canh
更（耕 / 庚 / 羮 / 𥓷）
phòng
房
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cảnh phông / trấn ngự / guard
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Similar
cảnh phông / trấn ngự / guard
Use
canh tác / bánh canh / bánh canh cua / lính canh …
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Use
canh tác / bánh canh / bánh canh cua / lính canh …