quá giang

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 過江 (“to cross a river”). See also quá độ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˦ zaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ jaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]

Verb

quá giang

1. (Southern Vietnam) to cross a body of water by boat
2. (by extension, Southern Vietnam) to hitchhike