can đảm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 肝膽, composed of 肝 (“liver”) and 膽 (“gallbladder”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːn˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːm˨˩˦]

Adjective

can đảm

1. courageous; brave

   Synonym: dũng cảm

Noun

can đảm

1. courage; bravery

   Synonym: dũng khí

See also

• to gan lớn mật