khựa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "khua"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from Mandarin 客 (kè, “guest”) (SV: khách), a dated exonym for ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. See khách and Hẹ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɨə˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˨]

Adjective

khựa

  1. (neologism, slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Chinese
  2. dirty

Derived terms

  • Tàu khựa

See also

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