canh me

Vietnamese

Etymology

canh +‎ me.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

canh me

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) to keep an eye for; to look in case of
    canh me ăn trộm ― to look out for thieves
    Hôm qua tính đi sớm canh me đồ rẻ mà tới nơi là đông ngùn ngụt rồi.
    Yesterday, I thought I went early enough to be able to grab some cheap stuff, but somehow there were already swarms.
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