quá độ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨]
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 過度, composed of 過 (“to exceed”) and 度 (“degree”). Compare Japanese 過度 (kado, “excess”).
Adjective[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 過渡, composed of 過 (“to cross”) and 渡 (“to cross a river”), with the modern sense from Japanese 過渡 (kato, “transition”). Doublet of qua đò (“to cross a river on a boat”). See also quá giang.
Verb[edit]
- to transition
- thời kì quá độ lên chủ nghĩa xã hội ― the transitional period to socialism
Usage notes[edit]
- Not to be confused with cá độ.