cạn

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

adj & verb
(To go) dry
giếng cạn a dry well
đèn cạn dầu the lamp is dry; there is no more oil in the lamp
nồi cơm cạn the pot of rice is dry; there is no more water in the pot of rice
Used up, nearly exhausted
cạn vốn the capital is nearly exhausted
nguồn vui không bao giờ cạn an inexhaustible source of joy
cạn lời to say everything which one has to say
cạn chén to drink up (one's glass of wine)

	[cạn]
		dry
			Giếng cạn
			A dry well
			Đèn cạn dầu
			The lamp is dry; there is no more oil in the lamp
			Nồi cơm cạn
			The pot of rice is dry; there is no more water in the pot of rice
		nearly exhausted
			Cạn vốn
			The capital is nearly exhausted
			Nguồn vui không bao giờ cạn
			An inexhaustible source of joy
		shallow; shoal
			Cạn nghĩ
			To have a shallow mind
		Cạn tàu ráo máng
			Merciless; heartless; ruthless