| [can] |
| danh từ |
| | như gậy chỉ huy |
| | Can |
| | can đựng dầu |
| an oil-can |
| | one of the system of ten Heaven's stems; selestial stems |
| | cặp can chi |
| pairs of selestial stems and terrestrial branches |
| động từ |
| | To lengthen, to broaden (cloth, paper) with bits of same material |
| | can thêm một gấu áo |
| to lengthen a dress by a hemfold breadth, to lower the hemline by a hemfold breadth |
| | To advise (someone) against doing something; to dissuade (someone) from doing something; to restrain; dissuade (from) |
| | thấy có đám xô xát, nhảy vào can cả đôi bên |
| to jump into a scuffle and restrain both sides |
| | anh đừng đánh nó, tôi can anh |
| I advise you against beating him; don't beat him, please |
| | can ai đừng làm việc gì |
| to dissuade someone from doing something |
| | (dùng trước gì, chỉ trong câu nghi vấn hoặc phủ định) To have something to do with, to be affected in some way by |
| | việc đó chẳng can gì đến anh |
| that has nothing to do with you, that is no business of yours |
| | nhà cháy, nhưng người không can gì |
| the house was burned down, but no one was harmed |
| | can chi mà sợ |
| no need to be afraid |
| | To be guilty of |
| | can tội tham ô bị xử tù |
| to be sentenced to imprisonment, being guilty of embezzlement |
| | be involved (in something), mixed up (in something), be implicated (in) |
| | can vào chuyện ăn hối lộ |
| be implicated in a bribery scandal |
| | concern, apply to |
| | không can gì |
| it doesn't matter |
| | join, unite; sew together |
| | put somebody off, talk (somebody out of); stop a quarrel or a fight; intervene, interfere |