quá giang
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 過江 (“to cross a river”). See also quá độ.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ zaːŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ jaːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ jaːŋ˧˧]
Verb[edit]
- (Southern Vietnam) to cross a body of water by boat
- (by extension, Southern Vietnam) to hitchhike