quách
See also: Quách
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wat̚˦˥]
- Homophone: Quách
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 槨.
Noun edit
quách
- (rare or obsolete) sarcophagus; outer coffin
- Trong quan, ngoài quách.
- Casket insides; sarcophagus outsides.
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
- (colloquial) (doing something) in order to have done with it; decidedly
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 郭
Noun edit
quách
- (obsolete) outer city wall
Usage notes edit
Only survives fossilized in the compound thành quách (“fortifications, castles, citadels”)}}