quá độ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˨˩˦ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 過度, composed of 過 (“to exceed”) and 度 (“degree”). Compare Japanese 過度 (kado, “excess”).

    Adjective

    quá độ

    1. excessive
      Synonym: quá mức

    Etymology 2

      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

      quá độ

      1. to transition
        thời kì quá độ lên chủ nghĩa xã hội ― the transitional period to socialism

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