công cán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公幹, composed of 公 (“public; official”) and 幹 (“work”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːŋ˦˥]

Noun

labor; work; operations
(figurative) wages; income; salary
(archaic) official business; government work

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