cân chìm

Vietnamese

Etymology

cân (“scale”) +‎ chìm (“to be sunk”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kən˧˧ t͡ɕim˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕim˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəŋ˧˧ cim˨˩]

Noun

cân chìm • (斤沉)

1. a platform scale; weighbridge; floor scale (often to weigh vehicles)