cạn

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)