Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦/, /t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥/, /can˦˥/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 正 (chánh) meaning "head, chief" or 政 (chánh) meaning "government".