quan

See also: quán, quàn, quân, quấn, quần, quǎn, quān, and quận

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CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

PronunciationEdit

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkwan/

AdverbEdit

quan

1. when

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IdoEdit

PronounEdit

quan

1. (interrogative) whom (object)

Usage notesEdit

To ask for a subject, use qua instead.

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MandarinEdit

RomanizationEdit

quan

1. Nonstandard spelling of quān.
2. Nonstandard spelling of quán.
3. Nonstandard spelling of quǎn.
4. Nonstandard spelling of quàn.

Usage notesEdit

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Catalan quan), from Latin quando (compare French quand).

AdverbEdit

quan

1. when

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VietnameseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 官 (“official”).

PronunciationEdit

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧]

NounEdit

quan (官)

1. (historical) a mandarin

   Bẩm quan, con thật tình không biết ạ.

   My Lord, I frankly do not know.

2. (informal) an official

   Synonyms: quan chức

Derived termsEdit

• thăng quan tiến chức
• Quan thoại