cương
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 剛 (“hard”).
Noun edit
cương
- (equestrianism) a rein
- Synonym: dây cương
Adjective edit
cương
Affix edit
cương
Derived terms edit
- cương quyết (剛決)
- cương trực (剛直)
- kim cương (金剛, “diamond”)
- cương nhu (剛柔)
- cương ngạnh (剛硬)
- cương nghị (剛毅)
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 綱 (“guiding principle, key part”).
Alternative forms edit
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) cang
Derived terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 疆 (“border”).