canh gác

Vietnamese

Etymology

canh (to watch) +‎ gác (to guard).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kajŋ̟˧˧ ɣaːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛɲ˧˧ ɣaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kan˧˧ ɣaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

canh gác

  1. to watch; to guard; to mount guard