Mandarin

Romanization

càng (Zhuyin ㄘㄤˋ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 賶

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˨˩]

Adverb

càng ‎(彊, 强, 強)

1. With a comparative or verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.

   Bản nhạc càng nghe càng thấy hay.

   The song sounds better the more you listen to it.

   khó khăn càng nhiều, quyết tâm càng cao

   to be more determined the harder it gets

2. all the more, all the less

   Có gió, lửa càng bốc to.

   With wind, fire rages all the more.

Noun

càng ‎(强, 𫋙, 強, 乾, 窮)

1. nipper, pincer
2. large, strong hind leg of a locust, grasshopper, or cricket; jumping leg
3. shaft (one of the handles of a tool, or one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle)

   càng xe bò

   oxcart shaft

   càng pháo

   limber

   tay càng của kìm cộng lực

   bolt cutter handles

4. (slang) wing mirror (of a motorcycle)

References

• "càng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)