quê

Macanese

quê

(interrogative, sentence-final) what (which thing)
Tão cedo para quê? Qui afogoso!
So early for what? So anxious!

quê

(rare) Alternative form of qui: which
Quê cuza pôde fazê?
What can be done?
(literally, “Which thing can be done?”)

From Latin quem (“what”).

quê

quê m (plural quês)

quê m (plural quês)

From Proto-Vietic *k-veːr (“village”); cognate with Muong quêl (“village”) and Chut [Rục] kəveːl¹. Compare also Proto-Katuic *wiil ~ *weel (whence Pacoh veil).

quê • (圭, 𬫀)

the countryside
a hometown (place of birth or residence)
Synonym: nơi sinh

Tết này có về quê không?
Will you go back to your hometown this New Year?
your parent's, especially your father's, birthplace
Synonym: quê quán

Quê mày ở đâu ?
Đắk Lắk ạ.
Không phải ở đây. Ý tao là quê bố mày.
Hometown?
Dak Lak.
I'm not asking 'bout your birthplace which is here. I'm asking 'bout your father's.

Your parent's birthplace may be used on an identity card (giấy chứng minh nhân dân or căn cước công dân), especially if they moved from their own birthplace.

quê • (圭, 𬫀)

Short for quê mùa (“typical of countrymen; rural, lame and tacky”).
(Southern Vietnam, by extension) very embarrassing; mortifying
Mẹ ở nhà đi. Con lớn rồi có mẹ đi cùng thì quê lắm.
Just stay home. I'm a grown-up and it's embarrassing to be chaperoned by you.