 | [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 |