cứu cánh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 究竟 (“outcome”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiw˧˦ kajŋ̟˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨw˨˩˦ kɛɲ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨw˦˥ kan˦˥]

Noun

cứu cánh

  1. result; outcome
  2. goal; something to achieve
  3. (proscribed) salvation; rescue

Usage notes

Sense 3 is a common misapplication, resulting from a reanalysis of this word by the etymologically unaware, who associate it with cứu (救, “to save”).

Verb

cứu cánh

  1. (proscribed) to save; to rescue; to salvage
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